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b'I Adulted by Dr. Paul Chappell #nightlight #RTTBROS\\n"I Adulted"\\nby Dr. Paul Chappell\\n\\nAnd I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?\\n\\n1 Corinthians 3:1-3\\n\\nEvery year new words come into the language to explain or identify trends and changes in society. One of the relatively recent new words is \\u201cadulting.\\u201d It is used mostly by young adults to identify ways in which they are acting grown up and responsible. You can even buy \\u201cI Adulted\\u201d wall calendars. Each one comes with stickers you can place on different dates to mark these events. Some of the stickers that come with the calendar are: I paid a bill on time, I cooked a meal, I kept a secret, I took a shower, I did the laundry, I put away my phone, I matched my socks, and I only took one selfie. The idea of celebrating such things as milestones strikes most Baby Boomers as immature. That\'s what we were taught to do growing up, and that\'s what we do everyday\\u2014even without getting a sticker for it.\\n\\nBut spiritual adulthood is something that should be cultivated and celebrated. We are not meant to remain as baby Christians. We are commanded to grow and mature and become more like Jesus. It is shameful for someone who has been saved for years to still be a childish Christian. \\u201cFor when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat\\u201d (Hebrews 5:12). Our world desperately needs Christian men and women who are full grown adults in their faith to stand against the rising tide of evil around us.\\n\\nToday\'s Growth Principle:\\nIf we devote our hearts and minds to the Word of God and prayer, our faith will strengthen and grow.'