If you have been saved, then – by definition – you are in process. No one is an instantaneous mature Christian. There is a lifetime of discovering what this means, who you are, what your responsibilities are… but also Whose you are and what this means. Example: do you realize you have an inheritance? You do, and it’s all because of Jesus.
“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but
you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba!
Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children
of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with
Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified
with Him.” (Romans 8: 15-16,ESV)
Heirs! We are heirs of God! While it is difficult to get one’s head around this, it does not diminish the truth.
So what do you do about/with the fact that you are an heir? Well one thing you need to do is to discover who your Father is: what He does and how He goes about being Him. How to know this? Read His Word! Get to know Him through this and then open your eyes to see how He expresses Himself. This truly is all around us.
In your discovering, discover what YOU need to do to act on who you are and who you are becoming. How? Again – read His Word. What does He tell us to do and be? What does He want for us? Example: He tells us to renew our minds, to put off the Old Man and put on the new! If this seems an insurmountable task – remember that the Lord never asks us to do something we can’t – so we obviously are able… if we so choose. Duly note that I never said that we have to do this alone. We have help. The Holy Spirit.
If you remember your scripture, you’ll recall that Jesus told His disciples (which, by definition includes us – what Jesus taught and gave His disciples is available to us as we learn about who we are) about His departure and what He was sending to them,
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be
with you forever.” (John 14:16, ESV)
Forever is defined by itself. It means… forever! Then as you continue to discover and grow and become, you’ll understand all the ways the Holy Spirit is there for us. We are on a marvelous journey of discovery that lasts… forever.
