People whose diets lack vital nutrients end up with stunted growth, malfunctioning organs, and even brain damage. Our spiritual lives do not progress without proper care, either. This growth is sometimes referred to as our sanctification, our increase in holiness, becoming more like Christ. We grow as we increase in the knowledge of God and His principles for our lives, as we develop Christian character. But the Bible tells us we are like babies and need to take scriptural nourishment to mature.
Some growth is easy and rather painless, some comes only after much trial and tears.
That is because some changes in our conduct are surface changes, while others demand excavations into the bedrock of our hardened natures. If a woman had a Christian upbringing, some aspects of Christian character undoubtedly were encouraged from birth. Her habits are a help rather than a hindrance as she starts to explore the levels of Christian growth. Even for someone with no Christian background, some habits are easy to change for the new Christian. Instead of sleeping in on Sunday, getting to church each week is often a joy.