My bible
study group is studying the book by John C Maxwell called The 15 Invaluable
Laws of Growth. Although written by a pastor, it was written to the masses so
reference to scripture is unfortunately not seen in the book. This was
disappointing at first but then I thought why not find the scripture to back up
what he is saying. Here is a great quote from the book: “The ‘Greatest Gap’ in
the world is the space between knowing and doing” In terms of our spiritual
growth a battle is being waged. Though we may believe, it is our growth that
Satan will do all he can to stunt because although our growth begins on the
inside it will produce fruits on the outside. Satan doesn’t want to see us
bearing any fruit because then we are less likely to be helping the Kingdom of God.
A great analogy from a sermon on
Bible.org called What Does it Take to Grow? Says this: the bible is like
a weapon for a soldier without it you’ll be captured or killed. The sword of
the spirit is the Word of God. We must grab onto our sword and use it every day
to keep the powers of Satan from influencing us and stumping our growth. Take
hold of the power of God and fight the battle.
Ephesians 6:17 Put on
salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
of God.
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