Encouragement

HEALTHY SPIRITUAL GROWTH

by Apostle Steve Adonai 
09/13/26
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HEALTHY SPIRITUAL GROWTH!
It's a good sign of spiritual advancement and maturity when we strive MORE to reach out to people than push and press to be reached! It is more productive, beneficial and blessed to serve and give of ourselves and resources than to be served and receive, according to Jesus Christ whom Apostle Paul quoted. Acts 20:35

Matthew 20:28
even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Sacrifice in various forms for the advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the well being of others is a great act of spiritual discipline and maturity. The promotion of selflessness and demotion of selfishness and self centeredness. The Church and any legitimate organization can never grow and succeed unless this maturity trait is generously exhibited.

The disciples of Jesus Christ NEVER pressed on Him to heal, deliver, bless or even pray for them. Not once! But this was what they pursued, LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY..., IF THAT'S REALLY YOU, ASK ME TO COME TO YOU WALKING ON THE WATER....., WHY COULDN'T WE CAST OUT THAT DEVIL?
These incredible disciples wanted to be USED BY GOD! I love that!

Now, Jesus taught His disciples to LEARN from Him and DEPEND on the power of the Holy Spirit to make them ABLE ministers of HIS gospel. Acts 1:4-8. Jesus never asked them to KEEP coming to be prayed for, delivered or REMAIN at the receiving end of His incredible ministry indefinitely.

Learn from your Pastor in order TO minister to people. Grow up spiritually, and be alert to know when to stop running around looking for your Pastor or people to pray for you unless you're still a babe in Christ or the burden is simply too overwhelming. Otherwise, go and start praying for the sick and afflicted, casting out devils, supporting the weak. You don't have to FEEL the power of God in you before you step out and help someone.

The Word of God says you have been empowered. Believe the Word, EMPOWER the Word through effectual, fervent praying mostly in other tongues, and then step out in the name of Jesus Christ and God will definitely honor His Word with signs and wonders FOLLOWING you.

Acts 1:8
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Acts 4:31.
After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.

It's good to have friends or others pray for/with us. But lasting, wholesome success in our Christian life and especially in ministry, is a function and product of private, personal and intensive, REGULAR intercessions. The lessons we learn in such personal struggles that help to fit us into the total image of Christ are priceless lessons and benefits.

We become greatly blessed, tough and highly productive in life and ministry through the change we experience during persistent praying and FORCEFUL faith discipline and activities.

After Jesus Christ was anointed, He went ABOUT (went into action) doing GOOD and healing all that were oppressed by the Devil, for God's favor and approval went with Him. Hallelujah! Acts 10:38.

Stop waiting and looking for SOLUTIONS, you're the SOLUTION God has anointed. When we pray up, Word up, get up and go out to those with needs and problems, God's entire presence will go with us according to God's Word.

Mark 16:20
And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

Hallelujah!

Read Exodus 33:14; Psalm 1:1-3; Jeremiah 29:11-14; Isaiah 62:6,7.