Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. (Ephesians 4:14)
God’s greatest goal for us is to conform us into the image and likeness of our Lord Jesus Christ; therefore we are to live out the importance of growing up, not just growing old. Think about it this way: I can’t imagine any Christian saying they want to be the same person today that they were a year ago. Those who are not committed to growing up in the faith are stuck in perpetual spiritual infancy.
Spiritual growth is not something that happens automatically after Jesus shows up and raises us from death to life. Spiritual growth demands our desire to want to grow, to decide to grow, to do the work to grow, and to persist in the work of growing. This, of course, is a life-long process that will not be completed until we are brought into glory. And inasmuch as it is all of grace, it will not be completed without our commitment.
Now, we all know about commitment. We are all committed to some things. But are we committed to growing and maturing in our faith? Identifying our commitments will make the answer crystal clear. Here are a few things to consider: your prayer life; your Bible reading plan; your weekly church attendance; your generosity; your service to the expansion of the cause of Christ; your thought life.
If we are going to grow up and become more like Jesus, we must desire developing the mind of Jesus. We have to think His thoughts after Him. The apostle Paul said it beautifully:
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things. (Philippians 4:8).
If we truly are going to grow in our faith, we must be careful about what we are putting into our minds. We must be on guard to fill our minds with the wisdom of God’s Word, not the “wisdom” of this world. At this level of living, we can be certain that we will not only be growing older, but we will also be growing up.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 
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