Paths have varying levels of difficulty.Ski slopes are marked according to the challenge from beginner slopes to the famous “Black Diamond,” known for its difficulty.Getting on the right trail is essential.
Spiritually, finding the right trail means getting on track, moving forward, and making progress.
The Green Path:A Place to Begin
When you are starting out, you need to get a handle on the basics.You have to get a good foundation.
1 Peter 2:2 (NIV) 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
How?
Daily Bible Reading
Start talking with God
Get involved. . .Get into a group.Get into a class
Get connected; start making some friends who know Christ
Talk, tell, touch others. . .
The Tan Path:A Fresh Start
Revelation 3:15 (NIV)
15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!
Many Christians find themselves:
Bored
Set
Settled
Nothing new or exciting.Where’s the life? Where’s the passion?Time for a fresh start
How?
Know it can be more!
Start fresh. . .
Worship fresh (a new song)
Pray fresh (put away the old list and start a new one)
Read Fresh (time for a new Bible or new translation?)
Think fresh (what are your thoughts like?) good, noble, thankful
Serve somebody (sometimes selfishness gets in the way. . . serve!)
Talk to somebody (bear witness for Christ; give a testimony)
The Blue Path:A Deeper Challenge
Hebrews 6:1 (NIV) Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God,
Some are craving more. . . more than a sermon can give. . .
