Everything's Possible - Day 24

Philippians 3:15 Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. 16 But we must hold on to the progress we have already made.

I know this is the same text, but I wanted to spend some more time on faith maturity. In fact, I have a little faith maturity test that I’d love for you to take today, I have left space to do it on this series guide, but if you are listening, come back to it later so you can write down your answers. 

Faith Maturity Test: 
Answer the following questions. 

Do you. . .

1. Experience God's presence, saving grace, and unconditional love guiding you in your daily life?

2. Seek opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth through prayer, Bible study, and other spiritual disciplines?

3. Rely on your faith to guide your daily decisions, your moral values, and your views on social and political issues?

4. Take care of your physical health, celebrate diversity, and affirm the dignity of all people?

5. Experience a sense of peace, liberation, security, purpose, and self-acceptance that grows out of your faith?

6. Spend time in a Christian community where you can nurture the faith of others, share your faith story, and experience God's presence?

7. Believe your faith demands global and political concern and involvement to improve the welfare of other people?

Live out your faith by spending time serving people in need, promoting social justice, protecting the environment, and promoting peace?

Once you have taken this test, sit and see what your answers say to you. Do you think you might find some growth areas? Do you think you might find some areas where some reading, praying, and mentoring might help a little? What can the church do to help you grow in these areas? 

As our faith matures, we discover a peace that transcends much of what we experience in life. We see this in the words of Paul later on in this book, but for now, suffice it to say that we can experience a peace as we grow toward a mature faith as well.