[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/1/19)[:]

[:en]IT TAKES TIME TO GROW

In life, there are two kinds of growth to speak of – Physical and Spiritual.  A child can grow physically by eating foods.  He then matures to become an adult.  Similarly, evey individual also needs to grow spiritually.  And that is by taking spiritual food – God’s Word.

Let us pursue intimacy with Jesus by spending time with Him.  Let us aim to attain spiritual maturity by “speaking the truth in love and encouraging one another (Heb. 5:12).  May we strive to manifest our growth by bearing the “fruit of the Spirit” which is love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Gal. 5:22) – (Cindy Hess Kasper)[:]