Hi, brothers and sisters,
I’ve been reflecting a lot on spiritual growth lately. I read the Bible, pray, and try to serve, but sometimes I feel like I’m stuck in the same place spiritually.
How do you measure growth in your walk with God? Is it just about habits, or is it something deeper—like fruit in your life that others can see?
I’d love to hear real-life examples of what has helped you move closer to God, especially practices that might not be widely talked about but actually make a difference.
I’ve also put together a short devotional series myself to help guide reflection and spiritual focus. If anyone wants to check it out, it’s linked in my profile.
I start every day with godly music. Songs that have a message. I read the new testament Bible daily for many years. I also serve often. I love the show ” the chosen” and 90% of the TV I watch is about God or something that is uplifting.
Those are my practices. While I know those things are part of my spiritual growth that is not how I measure myself.
The fruits of the spirit are produced in those who are spiritually mature. Also the opposite of them are an indicator of need for growth.
Fear, anxiety, worry, uncertainty, doubt, frustration, anger, bitterness, judgement. These things should be almost non existent in us.
That’s how I measure my growth
I understand your sentiment because I had felt that for years. But the Holy Spirit later taught me something about this: growing spiritually means maturing my spirit.
All the stuff I was doing, like praying, Bible reading, Bible study, were all mental exercises. These weren’t maturing my spirit because I didn’t even know that I had a spirit, much less understanding the efforts to mature it.
Being born again means that your spirit is reborn by the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-8; Ezekiel 36:26, 27). The NT explains how to mature your spirit by faith. But we also must connect our mind with our spirit so that we connect with our connection to God and Christ. Then we can really begin to understand how the Holy Spirit is guiding us and teaching us (John 16:13). We have many spiritual experiences that teach us the meaning of the Scriptures. We know them because we experience them.
So, I’d say that understanding the human spirit from the Scriptures should be your next step.