By Josh Schlotterbeck
Reposted from FUEL
The Blog of AMP (Antioch Multiplication Project)
Spiritual growth happens in the slow cooker of faith; not in the microwave of the moment.
So many people live for the moment. They live from rush to rush. Sound familiar? Sunday to Sunday? I have been letting one experience months ago try and sustain my faith; and it doesn’t work. Paul says in Philippians 2:12
“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.”
Growth takes more than one moment in time or a flashy event. It’s takes a commitment to God’s word through faith. It takes applying it again and again to everyday life. As Americans we have the audacity to assume that we should have the best and have it now. That’s why we invented the microwave, quick and easy solutions to consumption that replaced the crock pot.
We use the crock pot (Slow Cooker) a lot at our house. The reason is that all of the ingredients are natural and not processed. The cooking process preserves flavor and saturates your meat to the core. Sure it takes like 8 hours to cook, but in the end, It is fresh, it is considerably more healthy, and there is always leftovers; much like the results of steady spiritual growth.
Josh Schlotterbeck
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