DAY 29: NEXT STEPS What do I do next? Recently I was with a godly Christian woman, now in her 80s. At one point she said wistfully, “I’m not even close to where I want to be in my prayer life.” This was not false humility. This was the heart-cry of one who yearns to know more and more of the fullness of Jesus Christ. Does this woman’s example motivate you to pursue spiritual growth with undaunted passion? If so, you’re in good company. It was toward the end of the Apostle Paul’s life that he said, “I want to know Christ…” As with a great athlete who is straining toward the finish line, he continued: “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:10, 13-14). In a similar vein, T. Austin Sparks said: “The effect of the Holy Spirit’s work in us is to bring us to the shore of a mighty ocean which reaches far, far beyond our range, and concerning which we feel—Oh, the depths, the fullness, of Christ! If we live as long as ever man lived, we shall still be only on the fringe of this vast fullness that Christ is” (Sparks, The School of Christ). This study will end tomorrow. Congratulations! You’ve stayed the course for a full 30 days! Please, don’t stop growing. Press on. This study has only scratched the surface. There is so much more! And you have the capacity to receive so much more. Some thoughts: Are you beginning to read the Word each day, letting its truths shape your thinking and actions? Have you met at least one Christian friend? Do you meet together, pray for and care for each other? Have you found a source of sound, biblically based teaching? Most importantly, are you drawing close to the Lord Himself, sensing His love, being strengthened with the grace only He can give? Knowing Christ is a lifelong pursuit! KEY VERSE: “He who has begun a good work in you will complete it, until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6).
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