There are many things that hinder our spiritual growth like sinful, worldliness, lack of faith, unforgiveness, and lack of knowledge.
These above factors play a special role in our personal life which hinders our spiritual growth. The Bible says that we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God, so we should confess our sins to God and ask for forgiveness. Only if we seek God’s forgiveness with a truly repentant heart will we be able to grow spiritually.
On the other hand, we must give up living a worldly life because God tells us that if we love the world then the love of God cannot be in us. Lack of faith also hinders our spiritual growth. So we should believe in God and if we fully believe in His existence then we will get the reward from Him.
Many times we cannot forgive those who wrong us and this prevents us from growing spiritually. As the Father forgave our sins, we should also forgive those who wrong us. Lack of divine knowledge prevents us from developing a good relationship with God. So we should study God’s word regularly which strengthens our relationship with God.
Hebrews 12:1
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us”
John 14:26
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you”
Psalm 92:12
“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon”
Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled”
Romans 12:2
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”
1 Corinthians 14:1
“Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy”
Philippians 1:6
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”
Hebrews 12:2
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God”
Hebrews 5:12
“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat”
Romans 1:11
“For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established”
Proverbs 24:16
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief”
Ephesians 5:18
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit”
John 15:2
“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit”
1 Corinthians 13:11
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things”
Hebrews 6:1
“Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God”
John 8:32
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”
Ephesians 6:12
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”
Ephesians 4:13
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ”
1 Peter 2:2
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby”
Luke 8:14
“And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection”
1 Corinthians 10:13
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”
Colossians 3:16
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”
Philippians 2:13
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure”
1 Corinthians 11:1
“Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ”
Romans 12:11
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord”
John 15:5
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”
2 Peter 3:18
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen”
Romans 8:26
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”
1 Samuel 2:26
“And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord , and also with men”
Revelation 1:1
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John”
Ephesians 6:10
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might”
Colossians 1:9
“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding”
