Are You Growing Spiritually? Here’s How to Tell – 6

Today we conclude our series on how to tell if we are growing spiritually.  We talked about yearning more and more for heaven, being more forgiving of others, becoming more aware of God’s work in our lives, growing in our appreciation of the Bible, having our worship become more God-centered, being more sensitive to sin, becoming quicker to forgive others, becoming more aware of how great God is and our prayer life becoming stronger and more personal as signs we are growing spiritually.  We’ll look at the 10th sign this blog.

10. Do you find yourself better able to recognize His voice when He speaks to you?

John 14:26  But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

John 10:4, 16, 27   When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.  …    I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. …   My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

Acts 9:11-15  The Lord told Peter, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 

Do you find yourself more interested in listening to God, in wanting to hear from Him, instead of just being interested in telling Him what you want Him to do for you?  Do you recognize that what God has to say to you is much more important than what you have to say to Him?

Are you better able to recognize when God is speaking to you?  Can you better tell His voice from your own thoughts and from Satan’s counterfeits?  Do you have a stronger and stronger desire to want to hear from Him and listen to what He says?

Do you give God credit for the thoughts and ideas, the wisdom and guidance, the conviction and comfort He speaks to you each day?

If you are better able to recognize when God speaks to you then you are growing spiritually.

These 10 standards can help you see how and where you are growing.  Look at each one carefully, pray about where you are at and if you are growing in this area.  If you find one where your haven’t been growing as you should than you can focus on that so you can grow in that area.

Remember, it is God who brings about the growth in us as we allow His Spirit to work in us (John 15:1-8) and produce His fruit in our lives (Galatians 5:22-26).   Just as a parent oversees the maturing of his child, so our heavenly Father oversees our growth.  His promise is that He will work in us as long as we are on this earth so that we continue to grow more and more like Jesus (Philippians 1:6).  What a blessing and what a privilege that is.  God expects us to grow, but He doesn’t expect us to do it on our own.  He will bring that about as we follow Him.

(If I can answer questions or offer personal counsel, or if you would like a free copy of my Spiritual Warfare Handbook, email me at Jerry@ChristianTrainingOrganization.org or download it from http://sw.christiantrainingonline.org/.  My next book, Spiritual Warfare in the Bible, which is a more advanced treatment of spiritual warfare, is also available there for free.)

C t O Rev. Dr. JERRY SCHMOYER
Christian Training Organization
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