Friday, November 12, 2021

Growing and Learning

“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).

The following dialogue took place between two Christian men:

“How are things going in your life?”

After a pause, the other answered, “Do you want the usual Christian clichés, or do you want an honest reply?”

“I want an honest reply,” the first man responded.

“Well, I am growing and learning, and I am realizing that this is the Christian life in a nutshell. Sometimes there are more growing and learning days than great and fantastic days.”

Yes, the Christian life takes constant, daily perseverance. We should never stop growing, and we certainly never stop learning. There are days filled with spiritual growing pains and hard lessons. It takes real exercise of heart and soul, but in the end, through these circumstances we are stronger spiritually, and develop a greater knowledge and appreciation of our Savior and Lord. Timothy was told, “exercise thyself … unto godliness” (1 Timothy 4:7). Let’s each of us ask ourselves today, “Are we growing and learning?”