Growing

Hello everyone,
I apologize for not sending out words as often. Sometimes I am not hearing the Lord like I should, so if you notice that you are not getting emails, please pray for me. Sometimes family is in town and I am busy with them, but other days I simply have nothing to say. I am not one to ramble anymore. Used to… (-:

We grow up gradually. So gradually that most of us do not notice our children growing each day, but grandparents who don’t see them every day say ‘my, you have grown!’ Doctors always weigh them to make sure they are growing, or else they would be failing to thrive. When they are teenagers, sometimes they grow in spurts. Seems like my son shot from five feet to over six feet overnight. And he is only fourteen!
In the same way, we grow up spiritually. We eat spiritual food, hopefully not junk, and exercise spiritually. We can grow in spurts, and that is good, but the every day growth is much more important. We cannot have a spurt once or twice a year and starve in between, and expect to grow. As my junior high band director used to say, “ten minutes of practice each day beats a hundred once a week”. in the same way, it does more good to the body to eat every day than once a week, and daily fellowship with the Lord is essential for lasting spiritual growth.
Of course, the Father loves His time with us on Sunday, that is part of the reason he created the Sabbath. But it does not replace daily time. First thing in the morning can set your heart and prepare you for the day. Just before you go to bed will get your spirit ready to be instructed in the night. Spirits don’t sleep, we can fellowship with the Lord all night if we invite Him.
So bottom line, Jesus loves spending time with us whenever we choose but we will be better off, healthier spiritually, if we spend time daily with Him.
I love you all,
Healed by His stripes,
Nancy Bass