| Have you ever felt spiritually stuck, or just felt a need | | | | "BC" days....Before Christ. You have nothing to be |
| to grow more in Christ? If you have ever felt this way, | | | | ashamed of, your are not defined by your past. When |
| it's actually a good thing. I believe that as Christians we | | | | you became saved, you were made a new creature |
| should never be content with our walk with God, but | | | | and all old things were passed away. Lift your head |
| continuously looking for ways to get closer to him. In | | | | high and walk in God's love. |
| order to grow closer to God you first have to consider | | | | 3) Testimony of your walk. You have a testimony for |
| the following: | | | | one reason... to share it with others. So many people |
| 1) You must first look at yourself. Yes, you have to | | | | can be delivered from your very own life's |
| examine yourself thoroughly. You must realize that | | | | experiences. Going back to spiritual confidence, once |
| your walk with God is a personal walk and must not | | | | you obtain it, you can move forward and share how |
| be compared to anyone else. People often compare | | | | God's moved in your personal life. You weren't given a |
| themselves with others and often feel disappointed | | | | testimony to keep it to yourself......let people see God in |
| when they may not measure up. You will never | | | | your life. |
| measure up because God called you to be you and | | | | These steps will help you even if you've been saved |
| not like someone else. Once you can accept that you | | | | "your whole life"...bless ya. |
| can only be you, and then this will help your spiritual | | | | However some of us have not, and have a past that |
| growth. | | | | may be hard to discuss due to others judging us. Keep |
| 2) Confidence is also very important. People come to | | | | in mind, growth will come when you can be honest |
| Christ from all walks of life and can suffer from | | | | with yourself. Many people have been in church a long |
| spiritual low self esteem. You should not be ashamed | | | | time and are still not being honest with themselves. I |
| of your past, in fact we all have a past. The truth of | | | | pray that we all continue to grow spiritually.... |
| the matter is, that we were all different before our | | | | |