09/12/2026
🧒➡️🧑 GOD NEVER INTENDED FOR US TO STAY SPIRITUAL CHILDREN.
Think about a child.
A child might think:
“I want to do this, so I'm doing it.”
An adult has learned to think further ahead:
“If I do this, what happens next?”
Spiritual maturity works much the same way.
📖 1 Corinthians 13:11 — “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
As we mature in Christ, our question changes.
Instead of:
“Can I get away with this?”
We begin asking:
“Where will this lead me?”
Will this strengthen my marriage?
Will this damage my witness?
Will these words bring life or destruction?
Will this decision pull me toward God or slowly away from Him?
That's not God trying to take the fun out of life.
That's wisdom growing inside us.
And growth doesn't happen overnight. If you're noticing things today that never bothered you before, that may actually be evidence that God is working on you. 🌱
APPLICATION: Before reacting today, pause and ask, “What fruit will this decision produce?”
🙏 PRAYER: Father, help us grow up spiritually. Give us wisdom to see beyond what feels good in the moment and recognize where our choices lead. Teach us to welcome Your correction and become more like Christ every day. Amen.
📌 CHURCH REMINDERS
🥞 Sunday Fellowship Breakfast — 9:30 AM
⛪ Sunday Worship — 10:30 AM
🙏 Wednesday Intercessory Prayer — 5:30 PM
📖 Bible Study begins Sept. 13 at 6 PM — Everyone is welcome!