Walking with God is a life-long process. Growing spiritually sometimes happens in leaps and bounds, and other times our growth may seem a bit slow. If you are looking for ways to grow spiritually and grow in your walk with God, then read on! 🙂
10 Ways a Young Woman Can Grow in Her Walk With God
1) Spend time with God everyday
Getting to know God is just like getting to know another person. The more time we spend together the more time you get to know them. In order for us to truly get to know God, we must spend time with Him –daily.
2) Pray – and record answered prayers
Prayer is powerful. It’s also our way of talking to God. Prayer is fellowship between us and God. We read His Word to “hear” from Him and we pray so He can hear us. Our faith grows as we pray for specific things and see God answer those requests. That is why it is important to keep a list of prayer requests -it’s a visual reminder of the power of prayer.
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3) Go to Church and take notes
A Bible preaching church is one of God’s greatest blessings to us. It is where we are “fed” the Word of God. It is where we can go to receive encouragement from other believers and be an encouragement to them as well. One of the best ways to learn and grow from the preaching of God’s Word is to take notes. You may not be a note-taker and that’s okay. Just one or two thoughts written down in a notebook is a great start. With the notes we take we should then decide how we will apply that Biblical truth to our life, right away. Applying what we learn from the preaching of God’s Word is how we grow.
4) Start a spiritual journal
A spiritual journal is a wonderful way to “track” your growth in Christ. I like to use mine during my time with God. I record what I have read in my Bible, what I have learned, and how I can apply it to my life. This is one way I can remember what I have learned in my time with God and how I can apply it to my life. I also like to copy down Bible verses into my notebook. I also have a section for writing my prayers to God.
You can journal your walk with God however you like. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Just a simple notebook to record what you have been learning from God’s Word and how you are going to act on those truths.
5) Memorize Scripture
Getting Scripture into our minds and hearts is how we learn to think according to God’s Word. It’s important to know what God’s Word says. It will keep us from sin, it will help us make wise choices, and it will help us to think more like Christ. Memorizing Bible verses does not have to be complicated. Find a verse during your Bible reading that you can copy down and read throughout the day. Work on memorizing the verse and thinking about what it means for you. Another way to memorize more Scripture is to choose a topic (such as prayer, joy, guidance, etc.) and memorize verses that apply to that particular topic. It doesn’t matter how you go about memorizing God’s Word… just do it! 🙂
6) Find a mentor
We can all use a little help from time to time in our walk with God and with life in general. Look for a woman who is older than you and/or more spiritually mature. Ask her to mentor you. Go to her with questions, concerns, prayer requests, etc. Ask her to keep you accountable and help you as you seek to grow spiritually. Godly mothers are a wonderful blessing… so are pastor’s wives, deacon’s wives, and even elderly women. Find a mentor and ask her to help you grow.
7) Read good Christian books
Reading is one of the best ways to learn. Books are full of wisdom and knowledge. Look for good Christian books that are based on the Bible. Ask other strong Christians for book recommendations. Make the time to read. Take notes. Read as much as you can as often as you can. Good books filled with truths from the Word of God can help you grow.
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8) Start serving others
To become like Christ, we must become a servant. Serving others is a great honor and privilege. It blesses others and brings us joy as well. Begin serving others, and do it with other Christians. You will be strengthened by the fellowship and there is nothing quite like serving the Lord with your brothers and sisters in Christ.
9) Spend time with godly older women
Spend time talking with women who have been a Christian longer than you, or are more mature spiritually. We can learn so much from their example and their years of reading the Bible and walking with God. Spend time getting to know the women in your Church, ask them questions and learn from them!
10) Go to a camp or retreat
If you have ever gone to a Christian camp or retreat than you know they can be extremely refreshing. You often return feeling recharged. Set aside the time and money to go to a good Christian camp or retreat… your heart and mind will be challenged. God can use these opportunities to work in your heart and life in a big way.
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18
→The BEST way to grow spiritually is to walk with God each and every day. Spend time in the Word, pray, and cultivate a relationship with Him.
I Would Love to Know
- How is your walk with God?
- What will you do today to grow closer to the Lord?
I love this post! Thank you for such awesome ideas and advice. Sometimes it is hard to come up with new ways to refresh my faith and all of these ideas are great ways to do that, a lot of them I had never considered. Thank you for an uplifting post. 🙂
I’m glad you found this post helpful…. Thank you for leaving a comment!! 🙂
It was good to see the tips about being with/learning from others, because our Christian walk can get lonely… I mean it IS a personal faith we have, but God never meant for us to go it alone! 🙂 I’m thankful for the mentor in my life (still get to live in the same house with her 😉) and for the Christian camps and conferences He has spoken through. (Connecting with other like-minded girls there has been another benefit!) I would encourage anyone considering these suggestions for growth, go for them!!! The Lord will bless you and make you a blessing! 🙂
All of these are so good! Something daddy said in a sermon the other night stuck with me, “There are no shortcuts to holiness.” It definitely takes time to be holy! I love that old hymn, by the way 🙂 I definitely agree with having a mentor, which is something I’m struggling with right now. I have older ladies in my life who are an encouragement, but not exactly a “mentor.” There’s one lady I always glean so much from, but I rarely get to see her, and talking on the phone isn’t quite the same! Maybe I should pray about someone for God to let be a mentor in my life 🙂
I love pretty much all of the ideas 🙂 Number 10 is something my family really thinks about differently though. We don’t HAVE to go to a camp to be challenged, convicted, or learn. We can be grow just as much in whatever situation we are in life! If we go to a camp or retreat, we don’t need to “expect” a conviction, as if God says “You have to go to a camp to be more spiritual.” But, we need to be READY and aware of the Holy Spirit’s presence and work in our lives. And that isn’t just with going to a camp or retreat – that is in all areas of life! This is not to say that I don’t agree with camps and retreats – I was convicted at a camp when I was 10! Just with so many people saying “you have to go to camp to get that amazing experience,” nowadays even in churches, I am just saying that it is not the only way to grow 🙂 God can convict anyone in any area at any time – not just at a camp or retreat, if that makes any sense 🙂
If anyone reads this comment, I would like to warn them right now about something that I totally have failed in these past few years, and I don’t want it to happen to anyone else!! When I joined our church youth group, I naturally expected that the youth Pastor’s wife would be the lady I could talk to about my struggles and be my mentor, since she was in that special spot of authority. So I tried. I had three women in that spot at different times, and all three continued to puzzle me. They didn’t care about having a relationship with me, so I tried to reach out to them. I personally took my youth Pastor’s wife out to lunch when she first came and paid for her food. I was super excited, because she seemed so sweet and nice – the perfect mentor!! Now, more than a year later, she has not tried at all to get to know me personally, and in the past 8 months, when she talks to me, it is usually to correct me or tell me my faults. Just 2 days ago, the final straw came and our relationship (or lack thereof) crumbled to the ground and I am stepping out of our youth group. I learned something though: we cannot expect specific mentors. She was not the person I believed that she was supposed to be. I tried to put her on a pedestal, when God should have been the one there. I trusted in man, and since we are all in a poor state of sin, man failed me. It reminds me that only God will never fail me. Ladies, DON’T WORSHIP YOUR MENTORS. Mentors are great things. They are biblical, and I believe everyone needs one! But they still will fail you. And, be wise in choosing your mentor! 🙂 Ask God to show you the right mentors, and your parents to approve and bless the person of choosing.
Don’t rely on your own strength. Be ready for conviction and growth anywhere and everywhere. Put God on the pedestal of your heart and don’t trust in man. God will NEVER fail you. Remember that. He is always there for you and loves you unconditionally.
Oh, and one more thing! 🙂 A great way we can all spend time with Christ, praying and quoting Scripture, is in the shower! My mind often wanders while I’m in the shower since thinking is pretty much the only thing to do 🙂 so praying and reciting memory verses is a great way to prepare for the day and review God’s promises and commands in His Word too!! They also help your thoughts to line up with Scripture and focus on the Lord instead of ourselves! There are so many things that we could spend time thinking, worrying, getting angry, etc. about, so why not focus on Christ instead?! 🙂
Grace…I read this and AGREE 100% a few reasons why I think you nailed it! Often times people actually think camp is where you get the blessings, not to say camps aren’t good and that you can’t be blessed by going, but it’s full of distractions. Sometimes people say they’re going to get closer to God, but that’s also an easy way to cover up struggles. Sometimes the real reasons can be “my friends are going, ” or wanting to make new friends, competing for the best dressed person there, or trying to act more spiritual than other, to gain popularity. While it can be a blessing to be able to go, it can also be a bad thing if you don’t put a camp in the right perspective. God needs to be the main focus – always! I also absolutely agree on not worshipping mentors and placing too much importance on having one. While it can be a good thing, it can be way too easy to start leaning on a mentor more than God, and that’s idolatry. The best mentor doesn’t “take you under their wings,” they sort of give you “the boot” and point you to God’s Word. While they may seem harsh, it’s best that they keep their personal opinions out and say “what does God’s Word have to say on that?” They won’t want you to constantly come to them for their personal thoughts, and you shouldn’t have the desire to seek out the approval of another human being. It can be a very sticky situation, and you REALLY have to use God’s discretion on both of those things. I also think “Christian Bible based books” are something to be highly cautioned by. They may not be “bad,” but books, no matter how many scriptures are used, are always written with an “angle” – another man’s point of view. So you can easily be influenced to take God’s Word out of context, even if it’s a book that uses KJV scripture, and not even realize that you’ve taken it out of context. God’s Word, the Bible is really the only book that should be taken as your final authority. It’s flawless! Also, While serving others is a wonderful thing, we must also make sure we aren’t starting to feel that our “works,” are what is keeping us close to the Lord. While it’s a blessing to serve others, and we get joy from the Lord while doing so, it’s also a delicate subject. Our works do not save us, therefore they do not keep us close to the Lord. Our time spent in His Word is what keeps our relationship with the Lord close. Think of it this way…a youth group activity is wonderful, maybe it’s a project that a group of youth are going to help someone in need…you can do that, and still be unsaved, meanwhile you are having fellowship with others who are in fact saved. Ladies please make sure that you put things that are encouraging in their correct places, and make sure that your ultimate encouragement comes from God’s Word. Other things are nice, it’s fun to go to a camp or maybe read a book and get ideas from them…but make sure those ideas and activities line up with what God REALLY wants from His children. 🙂
Grace, thank you so much for sharing the lesson you learned. For the first time in my life this past year, it became difficult for a while to confide in others, even my mentor and my closest friends. When I tried to explain things, it either came out wrong or it just wasn’t a good time for the other person. In the end (and it took a while! 🙂), one experience after the other proved that no one COULD take the place of God in understanding my heart, providing counsel, and giving me strength and assurance to stand on.
No matter how much they care, the people around us can never fully meet our need—they can’t see the future to tell us just which way to turn, nor do they always correctly understand our heart and motives. And, the people we admire can actually stumble! But leaning only on the Lord makes it possible to extend grace to them, and stay strong in faith ourselves. It encouraged me to see how God addressed this topic of trust in Scripture (two of my favorite places are Jeremiah 17 and Isaiah 26!)… He knew we would experience this disappointment and need the reminder to look at HIM. 🙂
I love your second point! It is so amazing to see how God answers prayers. A couple months ago I was praying that the Lord would bring some young people to the church. Well, soon after God brought two young people to our services!
I agree Grace, great points! 🙂 good post Rebekah!
These are great ideas! Writing down prayers that have been answered can be so encouraging! 🙂 I neglected my prayer journal one day, and then when I opened it up again, I was amazed to see all the prayer points I had written that had been answered! 😀
This post was so good! I was thinking the same thing Olivia said!
I love taking notes in church. I helps me focus on the sermon more too!
It filled me with a lot of joy to see that I already do majority of what’s on this list. Makes me feel empowered to keep growing deeper in my walk. <3
I appreciate the sincerity of this write-up of yours. Can’t wait to see more!