We all need to grow! Everyday that God gives you another day on this planet is an opportunity to grow for His glory and other people’s blessing.  Here are five questions that we all ought to ask ourselves on a regular basis to make sure that we are growing in the right direction!

What Are You Learning? You are never to old to learn.  It has been my observation through my short life that the people who seem the youngest are those who are always seeking to learn something new.  Learning means growing.  Take time today to learn something new.  Read a book, have a meaningful conversation and really listen to all that is going on around you!

How Are You Praying?  We can’t make it through the ups and downs of this life without having conversation with our Creator.  God loves you and wants to have conversation with you.  Our praying should consist of our going to God about our troubles, and it should also consist of our going to God with our whatever.  Take some time today to get in some quiet time with God – you will be glad you did!

When Are You Giving? If everyone took and nobody gave, then this would be a very messed up world!  Take a good look at your life and observe the times that you are giving.  If we are not careful – we will get into a routine of only giving when someone has given to us.  I am not sure that this is really giving at all.  True fulfillment in life flows out of our giving and seeking nothing in return.

Where Are You Going? Fail to plan and plan to fail!  You have to know where you are going and it really helps if you have a plan on how you are going to get there.  Take a few moments today to think about where your life is taking you.  Is it where you really want to go?  If not, then make the necessary adjustments!

Why Are You Still Reading? You’ve got work to do – if you are going to do all the growing that God has planned for you – so get busy!

This coming Sunday we will be taking a look at how the Holy Spirit empowers us to be witnesses for Christ! The Holy Spirit of God provides Believers with power, purpose and passion!  We need to get out of ourselves and full of Him!

Power Up! God’s Spirit gives us the power to be a great witness for Him.  If the Gospel has changed your life, then you can’t keep it a secret!  Ordinary people can do extraordinary things when God is on and in them!  Open up your heart and life for God to flow to and through you!

Pursue Purpose! Take a little time to read through your Bible and you will discover that the Holy Spirit is given to us on purpose for a purpose!  We have the Holy Spirit so that we might accomplish the purpose of sharing Jesus and the difference that a relationship with Him can bring!  We have the Spirit, so that we can open our mouths and actually have something meaningful to say that makes a difference in people’s lives and eternities!

Passion Pump Up! The Holy Spirit being present and active in your life is more important than you realize!  Don’t doubt the Holy Spirit and don’t doubt what you are capable of when empowered by the Holy Spirit!  Living for and serving God is not easy, cheap or always comfortable, but it is fulfilling.  In fact it is the most fulfilling thing that you will ever do, because it is the thing that you were created to do!

Remember:  You are special to God, regardless of what anyone else thinks or has to say! God has a plan to use you and the special gifts that He has given you for His glory and the blessing of all around!  You can’t fulfill yourself, but you can be fulfilled – if you will open up your life to His plans and purposes!

Live in His power, pursue His purposes and enjoy living in the passion of it all!

God is real and God is speaking – can you hear Him? God created you and your life is not an accident or a coincidence!  You were created on purpose and for a purpose!  Remember that your main purpose is to glorify God!  We glorify God by doing what He created us to do in the way that He created us to do it!  To do what He created you to do in the way that He created you to do it, you need to make sure that you are hearing from Him and not just making up what He is saying for yourself!

How can I hear from God? This is the question that most of us do not take the time to think about, until it’s to late.  If we want to hear from God, then we must put ourselves in the place to listen.  We talk way to much!  When was the last time that you actually took the time to get away from the distractions of everyday living and meditate on hearing from your Creator?  If you want to hear, then you have got to listen!

The best way to get in the place to listen is by being practicing obedience! In other words – DO WHAT YOU KNOW!  Go ahead and start with what you already have been given and then you will be amazed at how God will use that to communicate with you and give you power and victory!