Fw: Keep Growing - Harvest Devotion

Team:

Today's Coach is Greg Laurie. Today's Quarterback is Paul the Apostle.

Paul here is encouraging us not to be Complacent in our Spiritual Lives. We need to keep moving forward and always learning how to get better every day.

"The enemy to growth is contentment."
Greg Laurie

It is Awesome that God gives us a Spiritual Game Plan that we can also apply to our Family, Career, School and Athletics.

It is like the High Jump in a Track Meet.

"We need to keep raising the bar for ourselves."

Greg Laurie

"Every day and every way we get a little better."

Bill Workman Former Head Football Coach Edison Highschool / Orange Coast College

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming." 

John Wooden UCLA

"Do all you can do and -- a little bit more and you will be successful."

Now - Just Go! Win the Day

Rick
Phil 4:13
http://huddle360.blogspot.com

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 The Enemy to Growth

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. — Philippians 3:13–14

Are you satisfied with your spiritual life right now? I am not satisfied with mine.

I feel there is a lot of growing I still need to do. I feel there are a lot of things I still need to learn and a lot of changes that still need to happen in my life.

And guess what? The same is true for you. The enemy to growth is contentment.

There is a place for being content as a Christian, but never be content with where you are spiritually.

You should always be wanting more—wanting to learn more and wanting to grow more. This is where people often have a breakdown when it comes to keeping their resolutions. They just give up.

They think, I can never do it. I am just going to accept who I am and where I am. I will just accept things the way they are. But that is not good enough.

We need to commit ourselves to get past the barriers and meet the goals we have set, whether it is growing spiritually or getting in better shape so we can live productive lives for God's glory.

We need to keep raising the bar for ourselves.

The apostle Paul, after years of walking with God, said, "I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me" (Philippians 3:12).

To loosely paraphrase, Paul was saying, "I am not satisfied with where I am. I want to keep growing and progressing spiritually."

So don't settle with where you are spiritually. Be thankful for how far God has brought you, but at the same time, keep moving forward to what is still ahead.

Note: Pastor Greg's award-winning autobiographical film is coming to Netflix. If you currently subscribe to Netflix, you can save this film to your queue by visiting netflix.harvest.org.

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