Don’t live in ignorance. Be hungry to know God more. Study the Bible yourself. Read right Christ-centred books yourself. Pray the Word yourself. Don’t be lazy and too dependent on other people to feed you spiritually. Invest in your personal spiritual growth.
Lay aside all filthy thoughts the enemy sows in your mind when you have a grudge with someone, even in the same church or facing an issue in life. Forget about those things. Receive the implanted Word of God — that indirect teaching God is giving you as He helps you go through each life challenge. You’ll always come out better with renewed mindsets and experiential knowledge of the Lord.
Solomon was the wealthiest king in the Bible. And upon all his riches, he tells us that we shouldn’t love pleasure, wine and oil, else we’ll not be rich. If a rich person like Solomon is telling us this, then he’s probably showing us one of the secrets he used to manage his wealth so well, even till the point of death.
Make time to be with your Maker. He desires to fill you with His knowledge. Soak anointed preaching tapes and books from His servants. In that way, you’ll be on the path of sacrificing to buy the Truth.
Don’t concentrate on what you’ll lose by dedicating your life to God. Focus on following Jesus. He’ll transform your life beyond measure. He knows what you need. He knows what’s best for you. Listen to Him, and remain committed to His mission. He’ll always take care of you.
Test your actions. Allow the Spirit of God to help you identify life areas you need correction and transformation, and then pray for Him to take control. He can use others to notify you in those areas. Therefore, don’t neglect correction despite the discomfort it brings.
As you grow spiritually in Christ, your knowledge of God and Jesus, His sent one, will increase. You’ll start thinking like a king and a priest in Christ who’s entitled to enjoy the kingdom privileges.
Learning is very significant, but few people see it that way. The Lord wants you to increase in learning as His righteous child. Read this to know how.
In Christ, you have spiritual senses. Put them to use, and it’ll be easy to discern between good and evil. That is, you’ll know the things that must have your attention and the things which are unprofitable to you.
When you start teaching your partner the ways of God starting from your relationship, you build her up spiritually, create an avenue for your personal spiritual growth (because you’ll study what you’ll teach her), and also prove to God that you can steward His heritage, the children (Psalm 127:3.)
One important thing to do in life, especially as a minister, is to watch your life closely. You must intentionally analyze and take knowledge of your own life — spirit, soul, and body.
Technology has made the reception and distribution of the gospel much easier. As a child of God, you must be ever-ready to receive God’s Word at any day, any time and through any medium (physical church gatherings or online). Learn three ways to practically receive and benefit from God’s Word.
