A Christian pastor, Antônio Júnior, shares a message about spiritual growth and deepening one's relationship with God. He emphasizes that every Christian has two things in common: faith in Christ and the desire to know if they are on the right path in life.
The pastor outlines five steps to grow spiritually:
1. Keep your focus on God: Disconnect from distractions and prioritize prayer and time with God.
2. Learn to hear God's voice: Recognize that God still speaks today through various means, including the Bible, other people, and personal thoughts.
3. Trust in the power of prayer: Understand that prayer is a powerful tool for spiritual growth and helps find strength and hope.
4. Focus on what really matters: Prioritize eternal things and avoid getting distracted by earthly concerns.
5. Believe that everything is temporary: Trust that difficult circumstances will pass, and God's favor will last a lifetime.
The pastor encourages listeners to persevere in their spiritual growth, as the flesh fights against the spirit. He invites them to make a decision to walk with Jesus, prioritize the Kingdom of God, and meditate on His word to overcome the flesh.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The Bible says God has plans to prosper and not to harm, and to give hope and a future (Jeremiah 29).
2. The Bible says God knows our hearts and desires, and has plans for us (Jeremiah 29).
3. The Bible says to seek God with all our hearts (Jeremiah 29).
4. The Holy Spirit comes to live within us when we give our lives to Jesus.
5. The Bible says God can speak through the Bible, other people, thoughts, dreams, and prophecies.
6. The Bible says Elijah was human like us and prayed fervently, and God answered his prayers (James 5:17-18).
7. The Bible says to seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God (Colossians 3:1-4).
8. The Bible says to keep our minds on things above, not on earthly things (Colossians 3:1-4).
9. The Bible says crying may last a night, but joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5).
10. The Bible says the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh (Galatians 5:17).
11. The Bible says we have to make a choice to satisfy the desires of the flesh or the spirit (Galatians 5:17).