Growing Up in God

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Our Daily Bread Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In her early years as a Christian author, Gayle often received winsome gifts from her publisher. Bouquets of flowers, chocolates, boxes of herbal teas. All lovely. But over time, her publisher began to send gifts with lasting value. A one-year Bible, devotionals, and prayer journals. As she used them, Gayle became a more mature believer—less distracted by frilly gifts and more committed to using her life to lead others to Christ.

This approach recalls Timothy’s growth under the mentoring of the apostle Paul.. Stressing spiritual maturity, Paul advised, “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).

Then Paul added, “Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly” (v. 16). He added, “Flee the evil desires of youth . . . don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments . . . the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful” (vv. 22-24).

Paul’s wise advice offers believers one other key benefit. Even opponents of Christ, when they see our mature choices in Him, “come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil” (v. 26). So “growing up” in God has eternal outcomes beyond ourselves. Let’s not wait, therefore, to grow up in our faith. Others will benefit as well.

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0:00.0	Present yourself to God as one approved.
0:05.0	2 Timothy, Chapter 2, verse 15.
0:09.6	Welcome to this daily encouragement from Our Daily Bread.
0:14.0	Growing up in God was written by Patricia Raybon, and read by Joyce Dinkins.
0:22.0	2 Timothy, Chapter verses 14 through 16 and 22 through 26.
0:30.4	Keep reminding God's people of these things.
0:34.3	Warn them before God against quarreling about words. It is of no value and only ruins those who listen.
0:42.4	Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed,
0:48.8	and who correctly handles the word of truth. Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more
0:57.2	and more ungodly. Picking up at verse 22, flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness,
1:07.0	faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don't have
1:14.6	anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the
1:21.4	Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
1:29.8	Opponents must be gently instructed in the hope that God will grant them repentance, leading
1:35.8	them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from
1:41.8	the trap of the devil who has taken them captive to do his will.
1:50.0	Growing up in God.
1:53.0	In her early years as a Christian author, Gail often received winsome gifts from her publisher,
2:00.1	bouquets of flowers, chocolates, boxes of herbal
2:03.9	teas, all lovely. But over time, her publisher began to send gifts with lasting value,
2:11.2	a one-year Bible, devotionals, and prayer journals. As she used them, Gail became a more mature believer,
2:22.5	less distracted by frilly gifts, and more committed to using her life to lead others to Christ.
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