Growing in Child-Likeness: Devoted to Family

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love, give preference to one another in honor. Romans 12:10 NASB From an early age, love and honor for family was inculcated into my life. My parents made certain I recognized the importance of our nuclear and extended family....

Growing in Child-Likeness: Gratitude

Where has my thankfulness for the simple gifts of life gone? Where is my childlike gratitude? As I have "matured," a mindset of entitlement has emerged that diminishes my sense of appreciation. Am I capable of a childlike, thankful heart anymore? When we...

Growing in Child-Likeness – Protecting My Heart

Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts. 1 John 5:21 NLT I thought that the maturing process as a child involved moving from dependence on my parents to personal independence, but I have come to realize that godly maturity...