The Habit of Gathering
- Brandon Bruce
- Sep 22
- 2 min read
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” -Hebrews 10:23-25
It’s not easy to build habits that accelerate your spiritual growth! It’s also difficult to eliminate habits that hinder your growth. The battle to win your spiritual habits is not an easy one, but it’s helpful to know that you’re not alone in the struggle! Way back in the early church, people were still getting out of the habit of doing things that were good for their growth (v.25)!
The habit of gathering together is important to our spiritual development because we need each other! We are better together when we pray together, worship together, share our lives with each other, and grow as a community in Christ!
Strengthening your commitment to gather together with God’s church will build spiritual muscle like few other things!
The reason many people get out of this habit is because they begin treating it as optional. We want to instead see gathering as something God created us to experience and then show our love to Him through our obedience in what He has established! Thinking of gathering as a church as not optional eliminates our excuses.
There are still a lot of things that fight against the habit of gathering together as a church! You can allow work or school, other events, lack of self-discipline, sports, busyness, and so many other things to crowd out this expectation of God! However, the long-term benefit of gathering together as a church far outweighs whatever else people allow as a replacement.
Work hard to cultivate this habit of gathering together consistently and watch how God blesses your life! You can also see this in the inverse as you watch your friends over time who stop gathering with the church. They buy into the illusion of a solely private spiritual life or fill their life with lesser things. You’ll often quickly see the diminishing growth they get spiritually!
God designed you to grow in community, so make gathering with your church family a priority that’s not optional! Guide your family and friends into the same decision which will bless your life and theirs for the long-term!
Right on?
Read/listen to Hebrews chapters 9-11
Prayer focus: Thank God for creating you for community with other believers and ask Him to surround you with strong Christian friendships as you gather consistently with his church
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