The Experience of God with Man: Three Stages of Spiritual Maturity

Core Message

God matures every believer through three identifiable stages — being led, being instructed, and operating in delegated power — and true spiritual maturity is reached only when a believer has been broken, proven under authority, and entrusted with power that God Himself backs as His own word.

Key Scripture

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. — Mark 16:17-18 (KJV)

3 Key Takeaways

1. True experience with God is validated not by words or morality but by what others can receive and participate in through what you carry.
2. God promotes believers through brokenness and total dependence on Him, not through moral achievement or self-sufficiency.
3. Power is delegated only to those proven under spiritual authority and faithful through instruction, and the seasoned believer works together with God such that His Spirit backs every word they speak.

Prayer Focus

Ask God to reveal which stage of spiritual maturity you are in, and pray for the brokenness and submission necessary to advance from where you are toward operating in His delegated power and authority.