The Christian Walk.
Have you ever seen an infant try to walk? They take one or two steps, then they fall. They walk, then fall. Walk, then fall. Then, as the child begins to practice and practice, they fall less and less. Then, after 10 years, that same individual hardly falls at all. Does that mean the individual will never fall ever again? No, certainly not. However, the ratio from falling to not falling will grow greater and greater in favor of not falling.
In the same way, so is the Christian walk.
Have you ever seen an infant Christian try to walk? They take one or two steps, then they fall. They walk, then fall. Walk, then fall. Then, as the child in Christ begins to practice and practice the ways of the Lord, they fall less and less. Then, after 10 years, that same individual hardly falls at all. Does that mean the individual will never fall (because of temptation) ever again? No, certainly not. However, the ratio from falling to not falling will grow greater and greater in favor of not falling.
Change does not happen overnight. It is a growth process. However, you better be sure your method for growing is a Biblical one. You don't want to be going for 5-10 years doing the same things over and over and never growing.
Muse.
In the same way, so is the Christian walk.
Have you ever seen an infant Christian try to walk? They take one or two steps, then they fall. They walk, then fall. Walk, then fall. Then, as the child in Christ begins to practice and practice the ways of the Lord, they fall less and less. Then, after 10 years, that same individual hardly falls at all. Does that mean the individual will never fall (because of temptation) ever again? No, certainly not. However, the ratio from falling to not falling will grow greater and greater in favor of not falling.
Change does not happen overnight. It is a growth process. However, you better be sure your method for growing is a Biblical one. You don't want to be going for 5-10 years doing the same things over and over and never growing.
Muse.
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