Pastor Hannah Ouellette | Sept. 10, 2023

Growing in Spiritual Passion

Luke 2:52 (NLT)
Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.
Jesus’ choice to grow got the attention of others.

I want more

II Kings 4:8-10 (NLT)
One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she urged him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for something to eat. She said to her husband, “I am sure this man who stops in from time to time is a holy man of God. Let’s build a small room for him on the roof and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp. Then he will have a place to stay whenever he comes by.”

We grow when the space we have is not enough.

Make room for God to grow you.

We grow when we are ready for God to do something new.

II Kings 4:11-16 (NLT)
One day Elisha returned to Shunem, and he went up to this upper room to rest. He said to his servant Gehazi, “Tell the woman from Shunem I want to speak to her.” When she appeared, Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tell her, ‘We appreciate the kind concern you have shown us. What can we do for you? Can we put in a good word for you to the king or to the commander of the army?” “No,” she replied, “my family takes good care of me.” Later Elisha asked Gehazi, “What can we do for her?” Gehazi replied, “She doesn’t have a son, and her husband is an old man.” “Call her back again,” Elisha told him. When the woman returned, Elisha said to her as she stood in the doorway, “Next year at this time you will be holding a son in your arms.”

As you grow in God, he expands the space for his promises to be fulfilled in your life.