As a growing believer, there are a few things I have noticed in my walk with God, and anyone who is growing should notice these too.
You find out that as you consistently follow Jesus, some of the struggles in your life that used to be at the front burner slowly but certainly begin to take the back seat.
I remember my mum sharing once how that before she became born again she used to club a lot.
It was an integral part of her weekly schedule.
As a young nurse, that was how she would unwind after a stressful week.
She got born again during the SU revival of the 70s and 80s so there were certain things that were not compatible with being born again then as it is now.
According to her, she didn’t know how she could stop clubbing if she decided to follow Jesus.
Well she did follow Jesus and by the time I was hearing this story she had been a believer for over 20 years.
She was still trusting God for perfection in areas of her life but the issue of clubbing was at this point a fossil. It was a non issue.
A thing she was genuinely worried about was now a testimony no more a prayer point.
It goes to make the point that following Jesus makes you better.
It is why a person who has been following for let’s say 30 years would be more mature (if they’ve been obediently following consistently) than someone who let’s say has just started following last month.
You’d notice that two pairs of believers can have a relationship and one pair is rising and falling in sexual immorality after being in that relationship for just three months, while the other pair have been dating for 18 months and have never yielded to the temptation to kiss each other.
Holiness is the fruit of righteousness biblically speaking, and fruit bearing is a testimony of maturity.
Most trees don’t bear fruit the moment they’re planted, but the sower knows that every tree has the potential to bear fruit.
There were times in my walk with God when I was not bearing the fruit I now bear, but as long as I kept submitting obediently to His pruning, these days were sure to come.
No Christian should be ashamed that they’re bearing fruit but no one can glory in the mere fact that they’re fruitful because it is God that gives the increase.
We’re all righteous on the same pedestal before God but we know from scripture that they’re people amongst us that God is ashamed to be called their God.
Some of us bear fruit and some don’t just bear anything regardless of how much is invested in them.
The sad thing is that the husbandman cannot stand unfruitfulness, so the destiny of the tree that doesn’t bear fruit is the fire; ten times out of ten.
A believer for example who defrauds his employer is not as holy as the believer in whom is no guile even amongst the unbelievers.
If you cheat on your wife and you’re a believer, you’re not as holy as the believer who has been faithful to his wife assuming all other things are equal.
But nobody who is truly holy will declare this unprovoked because it is all by God’s mercy. However, when occasion demands, it is important to let people know that it is possible to perfect holiness because God will not give us a command that we’re unable to obey.
One time I had to tell my congregation that the notion flying around that it wasn’t possible to go one full day without falling into sin is false.
Because I myself am a testimony that God’s grace can make it possible, so if they had no one to use as a model of God’s grace they’re welcome to use me.
God’s high priest before Israel was meant to be the Symbol of God’s holiness before his people.
He even carried the label on his forehead.
HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD.
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@zazadetryshaaaa@Matthewbello17@Damilare__O@rccghq@RCCG_PR I won't resort to an insult like you, but i will say again that he was just lying he is a minister in RCCG because if he truly was, he would have known the truth about the matter and not need someone from outside to tell him he is lying.
You are not really worth the time.
@Matthewbello17@Damilare__O@rccghq@RCCG_PR A minister in RCCG but you are claiming the general overseer of the church held a protest in the camp and your lies were made open.
You can't be a minister and be bold to down on the GO of the church in which you are a minister of publicly like this.
It's just so bad that someone who claims to be a Christian is also joining the mob to attack daddy Adeboye.
How does your claim affect what they are trying to debunk.
From the post where did he say they should pray to what he was holding but you all just want to trend. Oga
"Babe dey come" is different from "my babe dey come."
If she is your babe, I don't understand why the game has to end and he leaves immediately. She should be coming na. What's the fuss about?
If it is a random babe, I can understand you want to quickly play match, so you need the privacy and there is need to protect her identity.
@_OmoJesse@Row_Haastrup@RasineIrem Does it mean you are not properly mentored too? Because maybe if you were you wouldn't have talked like that.
I am just trying to see through what you said too.
@Tobi_fig Imagine people brought you from Nigeria to Kenya to minister to them and you are singing if you don't love me hug transformer......
God go help us Sha.
I wonder what educated guess made Jesus know that the woman at the well had 5 husbands before Jesus met her.
You can hate a person but it doesn't mean we should not accept a reality that is true, please.
@vibesandverses Confirmation bias, unfortunately.
I have done same to people before. People have done it to me many times before. It's sometimes an educated guess that one couldn't think or imagine.
What we didn't do is use it to affirm our special status as bearers of a prophetic word.
@NwagbaraIzuchuk You have said these things for over 21 years and your club hasn't touched the league since then. Your club hasn't even won the Carling cup for maybe 30 years but if arteta leaves you will win trophies.
We will be here to remind you again next year.
@NwagbaraIzuchuk This is coming from someone whose club has been suffering since thy kingdom come.
Your club moved from a specialist in failure to another degree holder in failure who glorifies the community shield but Amorim Is arrogant in just 6 months.