Another good devotional
And so we shall all come together to that oneness in our faith & in our knowledge of the Son of God; we shall become mature people , reaching to the very height of Christs full stature. Ephesians 4:13
When I play golf, I thought I was doing pretty well just to get the ball somewhere on the putting green. The truth be told, my main goal was to reach the green without majorly embarrassing myself, so I was satisfied even when my ball made it somewhere near the fringes. One day a local golf pro told me the key difference between an average golfer and one who is excellent is this: The truly great players shoot for the hole; not somewhere near the hole or somewhere on the green. Thy aim directly for the hole. He told me you should make the hole your goal. My intelligent , thoughtful response was, yeah right! That'll be the day.
I didn't think Id ever be able to hit the hole, so I didn't even try. The reason so many of us get stuck, unable to move deeper into intimacy with God is because we don't think its truly possible, at least for us. And so we don't even try.
But it is possible to mature, reaching to the very height of Christ's full stature. We need to practice at it, and that is called discipleship. We need to help each other grow, & that's why we have small groups. But the good news is this: God himself is working within us, bringing us into alignment with the very image of Jesus. This year, aim for Jesus not the fringes of faith.
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