Step It Up!
June 19, 2015
Colossians 1:10 “So that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,”
Do you remember taking your very first steps in life? You know, the moment you moved from crawling on the floor to walking upright. No longer were you an “ankle-biter” with your nose mere inches from the dirty floor. You survived from eating leftover crumbs of food that you enthusiastically put in your mouth. Or the dirt and dust that you most certainly breathed in and out. Or the bugs crawling on the floor most adults walked past, but not you, because you saw them up close and personal. The floor was your reality until those first steps set you free! Never again would you crawl to get anywhere. You probably have not given much thought as to how far you’ve come. That was a “stepping up” day in your life. A big step! Doesn’t seem like it now, but back then it signaled freedom! That is the same way God’s amazing grace works in our spiritual lives. We start out crawling, but that only leaves us covered in the dirt and dust of the world. Sooner or later, through God’s grace, we begin to learn about another way. We begin to walk with God. Our relationship with God is God’s calling us to a higher place, a higher understanding. It is a relationship that is growing and producing new blessings every day. God is ever willing to show His people how to move from crawling to walking to running in their spiritual journey. Are you ready to step it up? Will you ask God to help you grow closer to His heart? Today, take another step toward God.
Do you remember taking your very first steps in life? You know, the moment you moved from crawling on the floor to walking upright. No longer were you an “ankle-biter” with your nose mere inches from the dirty floor. You survived from eating leftover crumbs of food that you enthusiastically put in your mouth. Or the dirt and dust that you most certainly breathed in and out. Or the bugs crawling on the floor most adults walked past, but not you, because you saw them up close and personal. The floor was your reality until those first steps set you free! Never again would you crawl to get anywhere. You probably have not given much thought as to how far you’ve come. That was a “stepping up” day in your life. A big step! Doesn’t seem like it now, but back then it signaled freedom! That is the same way God’s amazing grace works in our spiritual lives. We start out crawling, but that only leaves us covered in the dirt and dust of the world. Sooner or later, through God’s grace, we begin to learn about another way. We begin to walk with God. Our relationship with God is God’s calling us to a higher place, a higher understanding. It is a relationship that is growing and producing new blessings every day. God is ever willing to show His people how to move from crawling to walking to running in their spiritual journey. Are you ready to step it up? Will you ask God to help you grow closer to His heart? Today, take another step toward God.
– Dr. Patrick Quinn