2 Samuel 16:14 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

“Are we here yet?”

Who says that? You have a picture in your mind, admit it. If you haven’t said it yourselves, you have heard your kids, seen a commercial, or seen it in a movie. It is classic, something that we can all relate to on a human level. How about a spiritual level? What does it look like on a spiritual level?

Growing in Christ is not all that much different than the kids in the back seat asking are we there yet. Number one, they are not driving, number two, they do not know what the final destination looks like. There is within both an eagerness to get started to do something other than keep looking down that endless road which seems to never end.

It doesn’t end, at least not yet. 2 Samuel 16:14 is a perfect scripture to represent these feelings. All the people who were with Him wearied of the journey. I’ve been on this journey for decades and I might have gotten to the front seat, praise God, but I am still not driving. I am still a passenger who is longing to see a rest stop.

Spiritually speaking the kids in the back want to get started. They believe they have come far enough to get out and do something. They desire to help others while they themselves are still being helped. I have news for them, I am 70 and I am still being helped. That doesn’t stop just because you can help others.

This lesson is as much for me as it is for my young readers. Do not neglect your own growth in Christ just because you are raising up children of your own.