What if the reason you feel stuck in your faith isn’t that you’re doing something wrong, but because you’ve been asking the wrong question? Through Jesus, you are already 100% in - fully loved and part of God’s family - but new doesn’t mean finished. Like a newborn, you belong completely, yet still have room to grow. Faith is a process, and it can be messy, with real tension between the old life and the new life God is leading you into. Often, we trust God with forgiveness but hesitate to trust Him with our relationships, time, or finances, and that’s where growth stalls. But what if the breakthrough isn’t about trying harder, but trusting deeper? Because every step of growth is really a step of trust, and we are all striving to live more like Christ in every area of our lives. So what is your next step?

2 Corinthians 5:17

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Colossians 1:21–23

21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 He has now reconciled in His body of flesh by His death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before Him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the Gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

For Adult Homes and Groups

Take time to reread 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Colossians 1:21–23, then reflect on these questions:

1. Where did you place yourself on the spiritual growth line and why?

2. Where do you currently feel tension between your old life and your new life in Christ?

3. In what area of your life are you trusting God the least right now?

4. What is your next best step to continue growing in your faith?

For Families with Kids

1. Read Colossians Chapter 1 together, then focus on verses 21-23.

2. What does it mean to be “holy and blameless” because of Jesus, even when we make mistakes?

3. What are some things that make it hard to keep trusting Jesus (school, friends, worries)?

4. What is one “habit” (like praying together) we can start to help our family stay “steadfast” in faith?

5. Draw a tree on a large piece of paper. Have each family member write one way they will grow spiritually this week (e.g., read the Bible, pray, help someone) on a paper leaf, and tape it to the tree.