All About GOD - Growing Relationships with Jesus and Others
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Simple steps to build daily spiritual nourishment into your life for healthy, vibrant growth as Jesus' disciple.
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"Miraculous" Growth in Three Easy Steps
How to Grow
Many Christians say they want to grow in their spiritual life or get closer to God, but they don't know how or lack a plan. Growth in Christ can be as simple as following through with what we call the 2-3-2 plan. You will be amazed at how your spiritual life develops; it will seem almost miraculous!
Developing a Daily Habit
One of the goals of the 2-3-2 plan is to develop some healthy habits or spiritual disciplines you’ll practice daily. Most of us don’t like the word discipline, but just as brushing one’s teeth, taking a bath, exercise, and eating healthy food on a daily basis promotes physical health and growth, good daily spiritual disciplines promote a healthy relationship with God. Over time, you’ll find yourself building spiritual vibrancy, health and “muscle” which will enable you to rely more on the Lord, help you cope with life challenges and relate better to others. Looking back, you’ll see how you've grown and how you are better able to cope with life challenges because you were following God’s “owners manual” for life (the Bible), regularly seeking God’s help, and making better, wiser choices.
Growth Takes Time
Keep in mind that even though you may have received Jesus Christ as your Savior and now have a relationship with God, changing your thought patterns and learning to live consistently in this new way often takes a long time. One doesn’t just wake up one morning after years of inactivity and decide to compete in an Olympic marathon race that afternoon. That is why good, consistent, daily training and habits are needed. It takes time to replace a long history of bad habits with good ones. So be patient with yourself and others on the same journey.
The Quiet Time
One of the most important spiritual habits is a daily “quiet time” or “devotional” time.
Have you ever noticed two people in love? They just can't get enough time alone with each other! In the same way, God wants a love relationship with you. A daily quiet time is time you will schedule to meet with Him. Notice that we said schedule, because it is not going to happen by accident. You need to be very deliberate about this. To start, plan on setting aside 30 minutes every day for your devotional time. The amount of time is only a suggestion; don’t get fixated. Remember it is not a formula, but a relationship.
A Method to Consider:
Ask God when He would like you to meet with Him. Write down when you believe He would like you to have your appointment together. ___:___ to ____:____ AM/PM
2-3-2 What is That?
2: Means worship God by listening to TWO Christian worship music songs and/or singing praise to God. Check out some of the member's profiles here on TheNET. Many have uploaded lots of good worship music. Worship is important because God loves it! Worship sets our hearts and minds in tune with God. Remember it is all about a love relationship with Him! Don't skip this step!
3: Means read THREE chapters (or more) of the Bible. Tell God you love Him and ask Him to help you understand, learn from, and speak to you from His Word, the Bible.
If you wish, use this Daily Bible Reading Plan (this will be at least three chapters). The Daily Bible Reading Plan is a PDF file you read, save and print using Adobe Reader. If you don’t have Adobe Reader, you can download it free. You may print the reading plan for quick reference.
You can read the Bible online or use a printed copy. For English users, we recommend the New International Version or the New Living Translation because generally they are easier to read and understand.
Print out the Bible Reading Highlights Record (also a PDF file). Try to answer one or more of the eight questions listed at the top of the page. (You can print additional pages as necessary and keep all your devotional insights in a notebook or folder). You may also want to write what God is teaching you every day in your blog. That way other believers can benefit from what you are learning!
2: Means talk with God, thanking him; and asking him TWO questions about what you read, asking for help for others and yourself or about anything else as you would your closest friend.
OK, so have you scheduled your quiet time with God yet? God is waiting to meet with you!
Growing together with you!
LT
TheNET Coordinator
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Comment by CESAR HUSMILLO on February 27, 2010 at 5:10pm
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Awesome message in a wonderful graphics! God bless, Sandra.
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Comment by Lahry Sibley on February 16, 2010 at 10:18am
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Act 5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Who gets the power of the Holy Spirit? Those who OBEY Him!
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Comment by Ms. Butterfly on February 7, 2010 at 12:39am
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i really appreciate this site ,im looking forward to learning all that i can. my question, how do you lead people to christ?
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Praise God
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Comment by Jennifer Valerie on January 8, 2010 at 1:05pm
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Comment by Ps Rajendra Nhisutu on December 20, 2009 at 2:16am
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010!
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@ Water - First of all, I'm glad you are still here to give your testimony. I totally agree that God is sovereign and specializes in the impossible. But I am glad you understand that even though He can, He does not overide our choices. Otherwise, He would not be just in sending folks to hell who do not partake of His saving sacrifice through Chrsit Jesus our Lord. I too believe it, and that settles it. But it has not always been so. Thank God I've lived through the wilderness and I'm now enjoying His promised land. To God be the glory, now and forever amen.
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Comment by Walter J Wojkowski on December 9, 2009 at 10:38am
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I guess we will have to agree to disagree then. I view God as sovereign and in control and NOTHING is out of his control. I view free will as an illusion. I believe the following: GOD said it, I beleive it, and that settles it. If what you bleive is true, rhen Luke 1:37 is a lie. Think about it.
I agree that God will knock and we have to answer, but only because God is a gentle God and won't force Himself on us - not that He can't. I guess my problem is with semantics - "won't" vs "can't".
Take it from someone who has been through a lot (4 heart attacks, a stroke, congestive heart failure) that has brought me to Christ - not of MY own doing!!!!
I should be pushind up daisies by now but GOD has other plans.
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@ Walter - God provides the call, but we have to make that choice. To not choose saving grace is to choose the wages of sin. Where does it say that God takes away our ability to choose? Yes, He can break the most hardoned, and often does. But the one broken must give in and submit to grace by faith. The provision for our deliverance was made 2000 years ago. We must however reach out and take it, and obey God!
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Who are the saints? Those who keep His commandments and the faith OF Jesus! Obedience is ours to choose, or reject. So is the faith He supplies. God cannot save us against our will. When we submit to the revelation of the truth of the true Gospel, then He supplies the will and the desire to do His good pleasure. Then and only then are we able to live as overcomers and obey God faithfully. Bless His Holy Name.
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I have a problem with the statement that "God cannot deliver us until we really want to be delivered." Deut 2:30 says "But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
And Luke 1:37 says 37For nothing is impossible with God."
In light of these scriptures, I think God is in control and will deliver whom HE choses, WHEN HE choses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are we to believe that "nothing" means "everything except our deliverance"????
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