YOU MIGHT BE A SPIRITUAL BABY IF . . . You Find Yourself Often Fighting with Other Christians Babies will fight about anything and everything. Left to themselves, young siblings will slap, pull hair, kick, poke, punch, argue and scream. They havent really learned that they arent enemies, so they live as though there were. As a Christian, your enemies are the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Other Christians are NOT your enemies. In the above Scripture, Paul points out envy, strife and division as characteristics of babies! Yet, our churches are filled with Christians who see nothing better to do than fight with other church members. Are you presently mad and fighting with another Christian about something? Is the cause of your fight something that Jesus would also fight about? If not, then you are a baby and you need to GROW UP and follow your Lord. Get out of the playpen and onto the real battlefield. Stop fighting the goo goo fight with other Christians and start fighting the GOOD fight for Jesus Christ. You Enjoy Being the Center of Attention A baby delights in being the center of attention. If someone else is receiving attention, then a baby will do or say something to put himself in the spotlight. Many Christians are like this. Rather than wait for their turn (I Pet. 5:6), spiritual babies will speak up, or step out, or act up, or show out in an effort to draw attention to themselves. Paul said, in III John 1:9, I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. Diotrephes was a spiritual baby, so he misbehaved by rejecting Paul. Paul would have received too much attention, so the spotlight baby turned him away. Are you such a baby? Do you push for attention, or do you wait upon the Lord? You Are Shallow in Your Knowledge of the Scriptures Babies have very little knowledge and understanding, so they will drink poison, eat insects, play in the streets, and even jump into water far over their heads. They have a great lack of knowledge and understanding, so they must rely on others to teach them. The Bible says in I Peter 2:2, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. Just as a baby needs to grow from his mothers milk, a Christian baby needs to grow from the word of God. If you are rather shallow in your knowledge of the Scriptures, then you are just as shallow about applying the Scriptures to your own life. You cant possibly be obeying the Bible if you arent faithfully reading it. This makes you a spiritual baby. God wants you to GROW UP to be a good soldier for Christ. You Are Easily Offended Babies are very sensitive, and their feelings are easily hurt. When things dont go their way, they will whine, cry, pout, sulk, and even throw tantrums. They havent learned to endure affliction, so they only know to be offended when trouble comes. Are YOU such a person? Psalm 119:165 says, Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Friend, the word of God can make you strong and mature. Faith in Gods great promises can give you the strength to endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (II Tim. 2:3). Why be a brownie scout when you can be a trained veteran soldier of Jesus Christ? Love and Peace JSM
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 03:52:01 +0000
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