Spiritual Growth!
"I gave you milk, not solid food,
for you were not yet ready for it
Indeed, you are still not ready."
(1 Corinthians 3 vs. 2)
Several
years ago June and I made a decision that our families would not remember us as
angry old people. We decided that based on our time spent interacting with
elderly people as Stephen ministers. Recently I have been involved with two
such people and have concluded that somehow being happy has everything to do
with spiritual growth. Let me share a story with you from a recent Saturday.
My
friend and I were volunteering at a race in a very cold April rain and many
volunteers were complaining. My friend stated that as bad as it was he was
dreading his next appointment even worse. Trust me, we had been out in the rain
for four hours serving over 8000 participants and worse seemed impossible!
He
was going to his parents place to do a few odd jobs that his dad could or
should not risk doing any more. He said that somehow dad would get angry, be
disagreeable and be dissatisfied. He could not understand why. In my usual big
mouth way I asked him about his dad’s spirituality. The answer was that mom and
dad go to church every Sunday!
This
lead to my favorite discussion: religious versus spirituality! You see, there
are a lot of people who attend church every week that do not experience
spiritual growth. In a recent discussion it was said that too many religious
people just never get to know the Holy Spirit! I believe that the people who
are edgy, angry or uncomfortable fit that description.
In
summary, the Lord wants us to be happy, cheerful and appreciative. He has given
us the tools and we need to use them every day. The tool we have is faith and
the Holy Spirit. We need to keep them in mind and in our hearts to be
happy!
Thought for Today: Today let us use Paul’s message about the milk
and drink our milk but demonstrate with our happiness and spirit that we are
ready for the Lord’s solid food. That food results in our happiness and peace.
Prayer for Today: Dear Lord, today we pray for all who are
experiencing anxiety and anger. We pray that they may find peace and
tranquility through the Holy Spirit.
Amen
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