I've had a slow epiphany... although that's really an oxymoron. But I've been gradually coming to a new point of view, and today I think it suddenly solidified in my mind, hence the epiphany. Although, now that I'm trying to write about it, the idea isn't as clear to me as it was a few seconds ago. But bear with me.
Spiritual growth. We all need to grow and become more like Christ. That journey is never done. But what's the point? I always thought that I needed to grow spiritually in order to just become a better person. Personal growth will make you a better person, but as a Christian, that shouldn't be the end goal. We shouldn't be concerned with how God will improve my life for me. That's rather self-centred, isn't it? My focus should be on how spiritual formation in my life will help other people come to God and extend God's kingdom on earth. After all, if God is truly in me, I won't be focused on my own spiritual skills but rather on how God's Spirit in me can flow through to help others.
Jesus spent his entire life helping other people. He didn't go to church to memorize scripture and sit there and look amazing. He was out on the front lines, using his knowledge and gifts to show people the way to enter the kingdom of God.
That's what I'm going to be thinking about more this week - how can I grow spiritually in order to benefit the people around me?
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