Grow up
That's the word. Grow up. For 2012, my one word is GROW UP.
Yes, I know it's two words. You'd think my type A-ness wouldn't allow such a blatant error. Hey, maybe I'm growing up.
This came to me as I was implementing one of my wants, as I got up half an hour earlier to do my devotions at the beginning of the day. I'm sick of falling asleep while reading my Bible, and it has done nothing whatsoever for my walk.
Wasn't sure what to read, so I went to the concordance to look for verses with the word "new".
Landed upon 1 Peter 1 -
In His great mercy He has given us new birth
into a living hope through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead...
1 Peter 1:3
- and read the whole chapter. Then read it again, writing down words or phrases or concepts that stuck out to me. There were a lot.
Read a few verses into chapter 2, because it was a continuation of a section labeled "Be Holy". This hit me like a truck:
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that
by it you may grow up in your salvation,
now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
1 Peter 2:2-3
Yes. Yes, it is high time to grow up in my salvation. Well over twenty years in, it is high time. Beyond high time. So that is the focus for 2012. Not exactly sure what it will look like, but it certainly encompasses my impromptu list of goals from the last post. And lots more.
So here's to growing up. We'll see how it goes.
Yes, I know it's two words. You'd think my type A-ness wouldn't allow such a blatant error. Hey, maybe I'm growing up.
This came to me as I was implementing one of my wants, as I got up half an hour earlier to do my devotions at the beginning of the day. I'm sick of falling asleep while reading my Bible, and it has done nothing whatsoever for my walk.
Wasn't sure what to read, so I went to the concordance to look for verses with the word "new".
Landed upon 1 Peter 1 -
into a living hope through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead...
1 Peter 1:3
- and read the whole chapter. Then read it again, writing down words or phrases or concepts that stuck out to me. There were a lot.
Read a few verses into chapter 2, because it was a continuation of a section labeled "Be Holy". This hit me like a truck:
by it you may grow up in your salvation,
now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.
1 Peter 2:2-3
Yes. Yes, it is high time to grow up in my salvation. Well over twenty years in, it is high time. Beyond high time. So that is the focus for 2012. Not exactly sure what it will look like, but it certainly encompasses my impromptu list of goals from the last post. And lots more.
So here's to growing up. We'll see how it goes.
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