Maturing in the Lord

[432 words] I enjoy doing the occasional woodworking project. It keeps my hands busy and allows extra time for thinking on life. To help improve my abilities in woodworking I subscribed to a wood magazine. I was excited to get my first issue and began the process of becoming a master craftsman! As I perused through that first issue, I quickly realized that I had bitten off more than I could chew. There were tools and terms totally strange to me. I have since subscribed to a different magazine more on my level. Sadly, there are many Christians today who suffer through the same problem in their walk with Christ. The initial desire is to know the Lord to the greatest extent, but find in their daily reading of His Word a world far beyond comprehension. Terms can be hard to understand and a culture far removed from our current…