Spiritual growth is God's firm desire for you as shown in our theme scripture. There are three major developmental stages with regard to spiritual growth. Firstly, there are those who are called infants. In this category are those who have just gotten born again. Sadly some believers stay in this stage for so many years which ought not to be so. These are spiritual infants in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 3:1 NIV records, "Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly-mere infants in Christ". At this stage you don't know much of the operations of the kingdom of God and you experience some struggles in your walk with God. For instance, if a believer struggles to forgive, is shows that they are a spiritual babe. The second category is young people which are spiritual adolescents. These are those excitedly at the dawn of knowing what the Lord has done for them and what they have become in Him. 1 John 2:13 says, "I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one". This is the stage where you are learning to walk in the dominion of Christ. Your passion for God rises sharply. Sadly, others wane while others get stuck in this stage due to compromised focus on God's word. If focused you move to the stage of Fathers. Fathers refers to those grown or matured in the Lord. 1 John 2:14 says, "I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning". This stage is marked with stability in your walk of faith which stems from your experiential and fellowship knowledge of the Lord. Fathers are known for their consistence in walking with God. Fathers are spiritual people living by the Word and the Spirit. They bear much fruit consistently, reliably and perfectly manifest Christ in their world.