The Path to Spiritual Growth

“You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard lest, being carried away by the error of unprincipled men, you fall from your own steadfastness, but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” 2 Peter 3:17-18

What if Abraham Lincoln had never lived - would slavery in America have had to look for another emancipator?

What if Henry Ford hadn’t invented the Model T and the assembly line concept of manufacturing - how long would industry have waited for the improvisation?

What if Christ had not died on the cross of Calvary? The sin problem would still have no resolution.

What if you are unwilling to respond correctly to the adversity which God is allowing in your life? Whose life will be affected by your disobedience, by your unwillingness to search past the surface of your life for that hidden memory, that unsurrendered response, that secret sin, root of anger, or deceit?

Will you allow adversity to do its perfect work of conforming you to the image of Christ? Will you identify with His crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection?

Don’t foolishly draw a line in your life - a line over which you just won’t go in your commitment to follow Christ wholeheartedly.

Adversity may be your best friend to bring your out of your captivity to self and on to the pathway to spiritual growth.