Measuring Our Spiritual Growth

“You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and 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

Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).
Have you been “born again”?...If so, when (date)?...What were the circumstances of that experience?...What evidence is there in your life today to prove that you are growing in your Christian life?...These questions should quickly point out to each of us at least a general idea of where we stand in the matter of our spiritual condition.

As a child grows and develops, we notice change. The same type of process takes place in our spiritual lives. If we could take pictures of your spiritual growth and development, would they show a gradual progression month by month of a normal, healthy individual? Would they be pictures you could use to illustrate the growth process?

Check up on yourself. You take your health seriously; do the same with your spiritual health and vitality. Do you have an appetite for the Word and for Christian literature? Do you bare your soul before God in prayer, seeking His will above your own? Are you determined to obey His directives and take His “prescription” for your ills?

Born again! There’s really been a change in me.