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You're spiritually "grown up" or mature when, through practice,
you have trained your senses to discern between good and evil. You've
practiced walking in the spirit and renewing your mind by the Word of
God until even your flesh habitually goes God's way instead of the
world's way.
Stop and think for a moment. Aren't there some things
your old flesh used to pressure you to do before you made Jesus Lord of
your life that you don't even want to do anymore?
There are for
me. For example, I used to smoke tobacco, and I felt sorry for all those
Christians who couldn't. But you know what? Now that I'm a believer, I
have no desire for tobacco anymore. It is not even part of my thoughts,
much less my lifestyle.
That's the kind of thing that happens as
you feed and renew your mind on the Word of God. It doesn't necessarily
happen quickly or easily. Your flesh may fight and buck for a while
because it's been trained to go the way of the world so long. But if you
stick with the Word and keep growing, your flesh can develop the habit
of righteousness just like it developed the habit of unrighteousness.
Don't
starve your spirit by trying to get by on just a little spiritual milk
now and then. Develop the habit of feeding on the solid food of the Word
every day and find out what real maturity is all about.
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