Philippians 1:6 English Standard Version (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Paul has written so much about the behaviors and relationships for the saints in Christ that we give him much credit for the structure of our churches. I will not address our differences in administrations nor the things we might hold more important than other things. This is not about those differences.

He in the sentence above is God the Father who has the plans for our lives. He has sent His Son Jesus Christ to be His voice in all matters. He is the Holy Spirit relating truth to us personally.

Over the decades, as I have grown in Christ, I can see that I was only able to receiving a limited amount of truth and understanding to believe because I was immature. My understanding was illuminate by the Holy Spirit in a way that might be seen as a sunrise. The light shines upon darkness and the darkness falls away only to see the truth a little more every moment.

God has begun a growth process in each of us and it is He who has grown us and not our teachers, preachers, pastors nor advisors. We will all receive and believe and obey according to His plans for us differently. Each journey to maturity is a path only we can walk with Jesus. It is a personal one.

What completion looks like I cannot say. Others may have an idea or an image or perhaps even a vision, but that is individual. It is not for me to change your mind about what the Lord has given you to believe.

I say this because my ideas about what I thought I knew in the past has changed as His light revealed more truth to me on this journey. I suspect it is true for all of us. I am not in control of the Rising Son.