Spiritual Growth and Systems

For spiritual growth to happen one of the essentials according to Apostle Peter is ‘desire`’ , or what some translations refer to as a longing or craving, “and like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, “1 Peter 2:2 (NASB). If you do not have a strong enough desire for growth, you will not be able to sustain the required discipline to maintain your spiritual growth.

You must possess a strong desire, just as a little child becomes restless until they have been given milk. Possessing such intense craving in relation to spiritual things significantly aids your growth.

Do you have a longing to grow?

Is your craving for God’s word and for your maturity intense enough to cause you to become restless until you have conducted your spiritual activities for the day? If your desire is not strong enough, your growth would be stunted.

Peter encourages us to desire God’s word as a means for spiritual growth. In Part one, I talked about the force of desire; without a strong desire you will not be able to grow spiritually.

““and like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, “1 Peter 2:2 (NASB).”

My emphasis in this Part 2 is this, what exactly should you strongly desire? If you want to mature spiritually, you must have a strong desire for the word. I have come across many Christians who like a lot of spiritual activities but allot zero time for the word. Apostle Peter is very clear on what we should have a strong craving for, as stated by Apostle Paul, it is the word of God that builds us up (Acts 20:32).

Decide today to make time for the reading, meditating and the studying God’s word. This is how your quest for spiritual growth begins. A desire for the word of God. All other spiritual activities such as praying, fasting etc. must take root from God’s word so we can offer sacrifices that are acceptable to God .