Growing Into our Heads

“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking in truth, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.” Ephesians 4:14-15

Last year my daughter and son-in-law welcomed a new puppy into their homes and hearts. I couldn’t wait to meet Bear and was thrown off when I saw him for the first time. He was this tiny little puppy with a head that looked hard to hold up. I kept hearing the phrase ‘grow into his head’ from the family and thought that was funny. Well as you can see below, Bear has grown into his head. His stature now looks normal, healthy and quite commanding.

I began wondering have I spiritually grown into my head? Do I have the mind of Christ like the Bible states we can have? Or am I like Bear who walks around wobbling and balancing my leanness against the loftiness of what we are called to think…how we are called to behave…how we are exhorted to grow? Once we have accepted the Lord as Savior, He begins to change our heart and our mind. Only through His touch can we grow into the likeness of Christ who lived a balanced and God-focused life. Are we in the same set of circumstances that we were last year with no growth? Do the years on the calendar change but not our behaviors and attitudes? Are we truly growing into our spiritual heads?

Bear can do so much more with unlimited freedom now that he has grown into his head and so can we. The more likeness with share with Christ the more our mind is aligned with Him. The more exercise we give to our spiritual muscle the stronger we will become. When our hearts are set on the pilgrimage of exemplifying Christ, the true Head, we will go from growth to growth. Our hearts will be as big as our heads and our lives will yield the fruit of the Spirit.

“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.” Psalm 84:5