Discipleship Training Course

PHASE 2 – LIVE THE JOURNEY
clutter of pride, knowledge and experiences that we have made
obsolete, and allow for the Holy Spirit to shape a new work space
within us to build a godly character upon.
Now that we have the hub in place, we can step forward in the
journey of character growth. Note that as each area grows and
develops, so your character wheel gets bigger and stronger,
which ultimately has an effect on the last factor, which is your level
of influence.
1. STAGES OF GROWTH
With the stages of growth, it‘s important to know that you are
made spiritually complete at rebirth. You are not half a child of
God, but fully His child. But at rebirth you are not spiritually mature.
And that is the area that needs to grow, and is a process. You
have to understand that the stages of growth are not linked to
one‘s age, but rather to your obedience to Gods word, which
leads to growth. You can get a baby Christian at the age of 75,
and an adult Christian at the age of 15. Let‘s not equate maturity
to the colour of one‘s hair ;- )
There is nothing that can force growth. Maturity comes as a result
of experience and of the learning process.
So lets look at the 4 stages of growth and how it affects our
character.
Babies (enter into Gods family) the awakening
1 Peter 2:2 Like new born babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that
by it you may grow up in your salvation
Nobody is born full grown, and this is a very special stage. People
in this stage have accepted Christ, but haven‘t moved much past
that point. It is possible to stay in this stage for many years if there is
no active growth taking place.
Life is generally all about them and their needs and desires. They
cannot handle discipline, circumstance and trials.
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