*DAILY DEW 31/DECEMBER/2022* *THE DEMANDS OF GROWTH* _Key Bible Text:_ *"But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me."* (1 Corinthians 15:10 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ You won't commit to a local church for the necessary devotions, commitment and accountability that will guarantee proper and solid spiritual development, but you are looking for mentors and fathers on social media. ko le work. You desire growth, repent and devote yourself to 1. Fellowship. 2. Prayers. 3. The small groups in your church, e.g. your unit, Bible study group, Sunday School group, etc 4. Take delivery of the doctrines of your local church. Get MP3s. Take training and classes. When you miss a meeting, get the recording and hear it over and over. 5. Join a service group in your local church. Don't just be a 'member' be a worker! 6. Start soulwinning, and make it your goal to always bring one person to church every Sunday. 7. Become fully subscribed to the financial stewardship practiced in your church, and be faithful to it. With a good library added to the above and the great instructors in the body of Christ, you will have no need for a Zuckerberg Zaddy. Instructors abound to supply what's lacking in your local church assembly, stop floating around. Everything I know about faith, the supernatural, healing, etc didn't come from my local church. I got them from instructors, but my church raised me in integrity, living right, accountability, and walking in righteousness. *Uprooting yourself from the local church for every small itch is unspiritual, and unscriptural. Take roots and blossom where God planted you.* The Bible says God has placed every member of the family in the body as it pleased him. Some of us in a big church will be lost and never achieve height and stature, while others in a small church will not. Devoting yourself and giving 100% commitment to your local church will change your worship experience. Get a print Bible, a jotter, and a pen, listen to your Pastor teach, taking notes, and you will find you have been taking one of the finest teachers for granted all this while because while he taught, you were fumbling with your phone and posting nonsense on social media. Sing and dance during the praise session next Sunday during the worship, and you will find your church praise team is better than you thought. You are suffering from irreverence. It takes a level of reverence to have fellowship with God. Going to the airport and taking a flight are two different things. It's irresponsible as it is irreverent to habitually go late to church, and when you get there, in no time you have dozed off. *You are in serious spiritual decline when it doesn't matter if you come to church or not, pray or not pray, give or not give.* You are suffering from spiritual paralysis. _MEDITATION:_ *"_Repentance is not changing church, it is changing your attitude and wrong behavior toward the church and spiritual things._* *Place, "I will be a good church from this day" on top of your decisions for 2023.."* *#Austine_Oviawe* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_JANUARY,2023* ❤ *#GuestMessage* Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.