Faithful Growth

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

- 2 Peter 1:5-9, NKJV

In order to grow you must have the right products. For example, no proper garden has ever produced brilliant crops without the right/the appropriate mixtures necessary to stimulate growth. Your spiritual growth is no different. Understand that the fruits of your labor do not automatically produce the overwhelming harvest they are destined for; however, given the right mixture of faith and perseverance, your soul will be ripe for God’s harvest and the work for His kingdom - But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:5-8, NKJV). Know that there is no substitute for the real thing and while others may appear to be advancing in their walk, only faithful growth (adherence to God’s Word in your calling) will stimulate your walk in Christ and sustain you until the end while others are led astray by the allure of the world - Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:10-11, NKJV). This is why you must grow in His Word, not man’s/woman’s words because while those words may take you some place, chances are it’s not where you need/want to be. Faithful growth is a lifestyle, a perpetual learning experience that begins and ends with you willingly and humbly receiving Him in all aspects of your life. Remember that in order to grow you must have the right products…the Lord has set before you the “right” product in His Word this day so that you may not only grow in Him, but provide His light to illuminate the paths of His people - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV).

BE BLESSED!