Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may be wise in your later days. Proverbs 19:20

 

There is a popular thing happening on social media, the “ten-year” challenge. This is where people post a picture from 10 years ago and a recent photo, so you can see how the persons face, and body, has changed over the years. One comical post I saw was that of someone’s vision running a fishing line through a hook 10 years ago with great vision and now the vision is blurry. I had to laugh because that’s the reality of life.

 

If there was a way to show your spiritual life 10 years ago and compare it to today, how would it look? Do you see improvements in your walk with the Lord or has it pretty much remained the same, maybe you’ve taken a few steps backwards in your faith? No doubt, life on planet earth can be challenging and the things you experience can harden your heart, leaving you deaf to Godly wisdom. Don’t let the disappointments of life stunt your growth in the Lord.

 

Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on a rock, and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. Matthew 7:24-25

 

As a child of God, your spiritual growth is paramount to carrying forward the mission of Christ. Life has its challenges, but when you secure your faith on the firm foundation of God, He sustains you and provides wisdom through each and every challenging situation. Everything in your body might fail you over the years, but your faith should always be growing stronger each day. Seek after the Lord and life will never knock you off your feet. How will your spiritual life look ten years from now? God bless!