Do you want to grow as a Christian? Read this quote carefully. Then consider if your desire to growth reflects these realities.
The New Testament does not suggest any short-cuts by which we can grow in sanctification, but simply encourages us repeatedly to give ourselves to the old-fashioned, time-honored means for Bible reading and meditation (Ps. 1:3; Matt. 4:4, 17:17), prayer (Eph. 6:18; Phil. 4:6), worship (Eph. 5:18-20), witnessing (Matt 28:19-20), Christian fellowship (Heb. 10:24-25), and self-discipline or self-control (Gal. 5:23; Titus 1:8). Wayne Grudem.
This is not something our flesh is inclined towards. I desperately need the Holy Spirit’s help in all of these areas.
Amen Tom. We all need the Spirit. It is encouraging to know that we are not in this alone and that we can spur one another on.