Spiritual growth

Lately, I've seen many people talk about wanting to grow in their relationship with God and they start asking about devotion plans, study Bibles and the like. All those things are good but may I suggest you start with 1 thing. Get 1 thing down then move to the next. For instance if you aren't praying regularly, start there. Write down your prayer needs and pray intentionally on them every day.

If you’re already intentionally praying, start reading the Bible for 10 minutes a day. Why 10 minutes? If you are doing zero then 10 minutes is alot. When you get that down increase the time you’re reading and it will soon become a habit and may I suggest that you get a physical bible to do this in.

Spiritual growth is not about how many things you do it’s about being with God the Father. In Psalm 46:10 we are told to be still and know that He is God. We get so focused on doing that we forget being present. God wants relationship with you and any relationship is about who you are more then what you do, so relax in the knowledge that God loves you for you and not because you read the whole Bible in one year.

Reading the Bible in one year is a noble goal but living out the Bible 365 days a year is what God intends. In Matthew 12:50 Jesus says, “ For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Rest child of God, He has no test to pass, no reading assignment, no grading scale. You are His and He is your God