For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn’t know how to do what is right. Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong. – Hebrews 5:13–14
Leadership magazine once ran an article about the curious growth habits of sharks. As the article explains…
If you catch a small shark and confine it, it will stay a size proportionate to the aquarium. Sharks can be six inches long yet fully matured. But if you turn them loose in the ocean, they grow to their normal length – eight, 12, 16, or even 20 feet!
The same can be said of some Christians. Isolated and protected in a self-made bubble, these immature believers live a life free of the challenges, joys, battles, and opportunities that stretch other Christians to their full maturity.
God has plans for you. Maybe you’ve been swimming in the wide ocean for years – serving God and growing in your faith – or maybe you feel like you’re just now diving into the great deep. Either way, there’s no limit to how much you can grow in your faith and how much you can do for God’s Kingdom if you just take the leap.
Prayer Challenge
Pray that God will mature you in your faith as you commit to serve Him today.
Questions for Thought
What are some challenging things you could do today that you know would make an impact for God’s Kingdom?
Is there any reason you’re holding back?