“We are not meant to remain as children.” – Ephesians 4:14a (Ph)
When we first comes to church or are introduced to Jesus and become aware that we need to follow Christ, we make a commitment. We give our lives to Christ. Our salvation is a gift for us from God, that’s why Jesus died, to save us from our sins. Without that sacrifice, we would never get any further than trying to sort out our everyday problems, which would be impossible.
For many people, this is where things stop.
The commitment is good, perhaps a good idea, maybe we start to go to church. But we need to grow. But giving ourselves to Christ, we don’t just say, “I’ll go to church,” we give our everything to Him.
But that takes work and effort. Jesus models for us how we should live, he demonstrates how things are to be done. But the changing of our old habits and the way we do things to line up with his ways is tough. We need to consciously make choices that will take us in that direction. It will take a long time, but as long as we keep heading in the right direction, we will get closer to what God intended.
God works in you to make you the way he designed you to be, but it is us who make the decision as to what shows on the outside. Make your outward actions reflect what God has done for you and focus on him to help you do it.