# She is in her sixties, 'brought up' in the church, and religion has been an important part of her weekly diet. But her 'faith' has not brought her a richer, fuller life. She 'went forward' as a young person during an evangelistic crusade, but she has never grown up spiritually...

# They're an older couple, married over forty years, and very faithful to their church. They go through the motions of their devotions at home - reading their Bible in the morning, then 'fussing' through the day. They go to church every Sunday, and argue all the way home...

# Finally, an evangelical leader. He has proven gifts of prophecy, teaching, healing, 'deliverance' and evangelism. In fact, he's led hundreds to the Lord and into other 'blessings'. But he's been engaged in an extra-marital affair for two years...

Each of these has 'parked' by a previous experience of God. There is nothing sadder than a Christian who isn't moving on, growing, learning more about themselves and their God...

May I be a growing person, Lord, not 'stuck where I was.' Amen.