I love the reading for today in The Purpose Driven Life entitled, “It Takes Time.” The author (Rick Warren) describes the process of mature in Christ. He reminds the reader, “don’t get in a hurry” when it comes to spiritual maturity.
I love the illustration that if God wants to grow a mushroom, He does it in a night, but if He wants to grow an oak tree it takes decades.
Personally, I don’t want to be a flash in the pan, that it is simply a façade of growth with fake fruit (a fungus like a mushroom), but I want to be the real deal with authentic spiritual fruit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23)).
Although I am not where I want to be spiritually, I am grateful that I am not where I use to be. After today’s reading, I would like to have a button or sticker to wear which simply reads PBPGINFWMY (Please Be Patient, God Is Not Finished With Me Yet!).
About Me
- Roger Hendricks
- My family has lived in Springboro, Ohio for the past 14 years. Although my wife and I are both from Indiana, we (along with our three children) now consider Springboro our home. I have the privilege of serving as the Senior Minister of the Southwest Church in Springboro. During my time with the church, I have learned a lot about growing with others in a community of faith and continuing to seek God's lead and direction. Although I have much to learn, I am eager to help others seek God and to experience an authentic personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Along with my past experience of serving on various ministry staffs of churches in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, I have a Mathematics Education Degree from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) and a Theology Degree from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis (next door to Butler University). I am excited about this web site and the potential it provides to help people seek God! (www.SeekingGodinBoro.com)
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