How can you become a fully mature follower of Christ? How does a person go from a casual attender at church to a leader in his church? You take steps! No one arrives at spiritual maturity over night and no one arrives at spiritual maturity by accident. Becoming like Christ requires intentionality and upward progress over a long period of time - one step at a time. As simple and obvious as it seems I've met few leaders who understand this (that's a subject for another day).
Think about your own life. How did you get to where you are today? You took steps. For me I went to church once - that was my first step. I liked it and decided to go back - my second step. I kept going back semi-regularly until a man invited Debbie and me to be a part of his small group and we went - that was my third step. I continued to grow in my understanding and knowledge of the Lord until one day I was asked to teach a small group - my fourth step. Leading a small group was a challenge that caused me to see my need of regular Bible study and prayer - a fifth step. Honestly, I'm still taking steps.
Some time today go out and take a walk. Walk for ten minutes without stopping then turn around and see how far you have gone. It may surpise you just how far you can get in a short time, one step at a time if you just keep walking.
Now take another step toward Christ and keep taking steps and in time you too will be surprised at how far you've come in a short time.
Take the apostle Paul's advise: "Forgetting what's behind us (how many steps you've not taken) and press forward to what lies ahead..."
Keep on stepping!
