Ten years later
Over the past few weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about a decade and how quickly that length of time passes. As I think back ten years, there have been so many changes for me and our family. You see, tomorrow our boy will turn ten years old…two hands….a decade!
In the big scheme of things, ten years doesn’t seem like too long of a time. It has gone by so fast for us. When I imagine how fast these years went and all the stages he went through, I know the next ten years will be fast too. People have told me it started going even faster once their kids got older.
It’s hard for me to believe my baby boy is already ten. We won’t have the opportunity to enjoy those first steps or first words again. Gone are the days of him sounding out new words as he reads and learns to add numbers. We enjoy each new stage of development because it is gone so soon. It has been fun for me to witness all the different aspects of watching him grow up and honestly know I would not want him to stay a baby forever. He has gone from being dependent on us for all his needs to a very independent boy. We pray he continues to learn and mature.
When you look at a baby compared to a ten year old, there are plenty of obvious differences. I wonder if you were to compare your own Christian life now to where you were ten years ago, what differences would be obvious? Do you look like a more mature Christian now, or are you still exhibiting the same baby characteristics?
If a child does not meet certain milestones by certain ages, we become concerned and want to find out if something is wrong that is holding them back. Do we think the same way as Christians? Or do we just ignore the fact that some continue to lack spiritual maturity?
Paul was concerned for the Corinthians that they were still acting worldly with their jealousy and quarreling. They needed to move past this things.
“Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?”
I Corinthians 3:1-3
Just as my son grew from a baby to a 10 year old boy, as we age as Christians, we are to grow in our salvation. We are to move on from the ways a baby would act and grow up. If we are not growing, something is wrong.
Consider today how you have grown in the past ten years and how you hope to continue to grow in Christ in the coming decade.
Have a day of blessings!
GREAT analogy, Bethany! Signs of growth in our Christian life should be evident after 10 years. Thanks for sharing. And Happy Birthday, to our young man!
Great thoughts, Bethany! Thank you for sharing with us!
Wonderful message, Bethany. I know that over the past 10 years I have grown. God has shown me that He can be trusted and that He knows what is best for me. Sometimes I don’t like the path He has put me on, but I know that it all work out for my own good.
Happy birthday to your son!