“How Would You Score on This Spiritual Maturity Test?” October 12
Most of us enjoy a good quiz.
We like finding out how much we know, where we stand, or how we compare with others.
And checklists can be helpful because they make things concrete.
But what if the questions weren’t about trivia, intelligence, personality, or pop culture?
What if the questions were about spiritual maturity?
Colossians 3 gives us something very much like that.
Paul talks about anger, lying, sinful desires, pride, patience, forgiveness, thankfulness, our knowledge of Scripture, our relationships at home, our attitudes at work, and much more.
And if we’re willing to let God’s Word function like the mirror James described, the questions can become very personal.
Am I becoming more compassionate?
More patient?
More forgiving?
More thankful?
Am I putting sinful desires to death—or making excuses for them?
Am I becoming a God-pleaser rather than a people-pleaser?
And what would those answers reveal about my spiritual growth?
Of course, this isn’t a test we pass by achieving perfection.
None of us will.
But Scripture does give us a picture of what increasing maturity should begin to look like in the life of a believer.
So today, instead of comparing ourselves with someone else, let’s look into the mirror of God’s Word and ask:
How am I doing—and where does God want me to grow?
