Reason #10 – If you are continually in His Word you will grow!
And He said to them, Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that comes back to you--and more [besides] will be given to you who hear.” Mark 4:24 (AMP)
I love this promise. And I may have already blogged about it, but it bears repeating. Christ himself was perhaps the first to implement the “You get out of it what you put into it” policy. Only, in true God-like fashion, he went a step beyond and promised that not only would we get out of it what we put into it, but even more, because that’s just the kind of God He is. J
I know that many times in my journey I have been shown a new weakness (not new as in recently occurring, but new as in recently brought to my attention) and in my disgust I have grown impatient to see the desired change in myself on my time-table. In other instances I have had questions plague my mind, things I just don’t get. (Often times non-believers think they are the only ones who have questions and doubts, but as humans, especially my fellow analytical reasoners, questions are just part of it.) In times such as these I can find wonderful peace and guidance in scriptures like Mark 4:24, John 14:26 and James 4:8.
Just remember, God is not trying to hide Himself from you. He delights in a growing relationship with you and He promises that “you will find Him when you seek Him with your whole heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13) So keep on keeping on and remember, the growth comes in the journey not only in reaching the destination.
