We are already halfway through this new year, and I’m wondering if spiritually speaking you’ve grown at all.
With a little thought, are you able to complete this sentence with specifics? “I believe I am a better Christian now than I was a year ago because…”
Can you name a troublesome temptation you’ve recently gotten the upper hand on with Jesus’ help? If so, what is it?
Most preachers would agree that there’s always room for improvement in their people’s lives. But not all that many ministers are able to state specifically how that improvement is manifesting itself in their own situations.
In your efforts to help others move ahead spiritually, what’s been happening that’s good in your own walk with the Lord?
It’s important for ministers of the Word to regularly examine themselves to see if spiritual growth is continuously happening. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 9:27:
“No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I will not be disqualified for the prize.”
The King James Version puts it this way:
“… lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
Disqualified … a castaway … know any fellow clergy who fit those descriptions? I’m sure you do.
Hopefully you will never be one of them!
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