Carnality hinders spiritual growth! ~ Prophet Derrick Hawkins

Amplified Bible (1 Corithians 3:1-5) 1.HOWEVER, BRETHREN, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ [unable to talk yet!] 2.I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not yet strong enough [to be ready for it]; but even yet you are not strong enough [to be ready for it], 3.For you are still [unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses]. For as long as [there are] envying and jealousy and wrangling and factions among you, are you not unspiritual and of the flesh, behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere (unchanged) men? 4.For when one says, I belong to Paul, and another, I belong to Apollos, are you not [proving yourselves] ordinary (unchanged) men? 5.What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Ministering servants [not heads of parties] through whom you believed, even as the Lord appointed to each his task: Living carnal hinders spiritual growth; even though the Lord loves and meets us where we are, we cannot remain where we are if we are going to continue to follow him. Competition, strife, jealsouy, divisions and etc are the results of living carnal. The Word says to be carnally minded is death and to be spiritual is life. God is not pleased with his children settling for living carnal. However He wants his children to live and be holy even as he is. Some may say it don't take all of that. That may be correct for a person who is not broken and is not willing to give God what he desires. However for the people who wants to fulfill God's plan for their life and destiny, it will require them at some point to live as God has said. For example if you were to get hired as an accountant for a large accounting firm, there are certain rules and guidelines that cannot be exempt. Also if a bodybuilder only works out, on his  upperbody and neglect his lower body, he would be imbalanced & hindered from growing into his full stature. Especially, if he insist on doing it his own way(pride), instead of doing it the right way. The same is true in the Kingdom of God as it relates to being children & citizens of the Kingdom of God! To truly embrace and abide in God's love there has to be a daily sacrifice of self and surrender to Christ. As much as we think that we belong to ourselves, we are not our own (Born-again believers). For we have been bought with a price; by the precious blood of the Jesus Christ. Family know matter what area we may have been falling short in, if we truly seek God for healing and deliverance, he will set us free. However after we receive we have to maintain it by keeping his word and abiding in him. The Son of God didn't give his life for us to remain carnal but for us to be conformed to His image and fulfill his kingdom mandate. God bless and enjoy your day.