Every human being on Earth needs development in their life from one stage to another. A person can develop his/ her physical body which can lead to a massive change in their life. For example if I need to increase in size or reduce there are things that I must do in order to achieve this. We are required to develop our spirit being in the same way.
Developing our spirit being is also like developing a relationship. Every relationship needs to be developed whether we like it or not, if there is no development in our relationships there is no growth or trust and that relationship will not last long.
The more we develop our spirit the closer we are to the things of God. Developing our spirit involves:
1. Meditation upon the word:
Joshua 1:8, Psalm 119:97-99 meditating on God's word builds and increases our spiritual life a lot, as already stated, if you want to increase in size physically you need to eat the right food and train your muscles. By constantly feeding on the word of God our spirit being is developed, our faith in and desire for God increases.
God told Joshua that this book should not depart from his heart and that he must meditate on it everyday. The less time we spend meditating on God's word, the less our spirit is developed. David said he knew more than his teachers and the elders because he meditated on God's word. Meditation is so important to us as believers if we are to see success in our race and to enjoy all that God has for us.
In our next post we will continue to look at how we can develop our spirit.
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be successful.
ReplyDeleteJOSHUA 1:8 AMP
The bible say out of the abundant of the heart the mouth speak, and God instructed Joshua not to allow the word to depart from His Heart. Your words are empty when they are not coming from the heart. Please continue to store God's word in your heart which is your spirit. Blessed morning