Piano lessons. Going to the gym.

I think most of us intellectually understand that progress in these areas is made through many small, consistent actions.

Practicing the same measure over and over. Getting up early every day and trying to push ourselves a little harder.

But why do so many people quit piano lessons or stop working out?

Because it’s really hard to not see immediate results.

It takes a lot of maturity to understand that practicing that measure over and over or doing that one lift over and over will actually help us improve in the long run.

So what about our spiritual growth?

Does it really matter if we go to church EVERY week? Read our scriptures and pray EVERY day? Fulfill EVERY calling we receive? Volunteer to serve EVERY chance we can?

It takes SPIRITUAL MATURITY to know that yes, every single time we flex our spiritual muscles, we are building our faith even stronger.

It takes SPIRITUAL MATURITY to know that immediate results are almost never expected.

It takes SPIRITUAL MATURITY to know that these habits will become easier and a part of our nature the more that we practice them.

It’s the small things. It’s the Sunday School answers. It’s the little habits that we try to build.

But it’s also that spiritual maturity to know that God will take our minuscule daily offerings and use them to transform us into more willing and humble individuals.

We turn our heart over to the Lord little by little, and eventually the sacrifices add up to the greatest change in our desires.

We just have to trust that the small things really will make a difference.

And then great things will happen.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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