And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Luke 2:52
Want to set some goals for the new year?
The start of a new year
provides a great opportunity to assess where you want to move forward in life—whether that’s in your skills and abilities, relationships, physical or financial health or in your relationship with God. In this next series of devotionals, we’re going to focus on being Spirit Contemporary, because to me this is pivotal to moving forward in any area of life.
Spirit Contemporary describes the perfect balance of walking in favour with God and man. The reality is that if we want to move forward, we need to know about the spirit realm. At the same time, we need to keep growing in practical knowledge and wisdom, being careful not to get in the ditch on one side or the other.
As we unpack this over the next few days, I’m going to show you how you can walk in every bit of power and authority that is yours in Christ at the same time as you grow in wisdom and in favour with man. But for now, I want you to meditate on today’s verse. Think of it in the context of goal-setting because if we really want to move forward in this life, we have to be like Jesus, who grew in favour with both God and man.
And as you think about your goals, don’t get overwhelmed by trying to plan far down the line. You don’t have to have the entire path figured out to create change. Just take it one step at a time.