Failure to thrive

Failure to thrive is a condition where a child, adult, animal etc. fails to develop at a normal rate. Causes can be genetic or environment. These developmental failures can be seen physically , emotionally and psychologically. The affected subject is often irritable, confused and fussy. Many times they are paranoid and tend to separate themselves from others. Many never make it to maturity.

Spiritual failure to thrive is ever worse. The condition works the same but on a spiritual level. Many of those affected can and will quote line and verse but usually never in context. They tend to not involve themselves in activities that they "don't agree with" but can never be found involved in the things they do agree with. They tend to be very vocal and want to empress these same ideals on those around them, that's where the genetic or environment infection comes in.

What is it that goes so wrong inside us that we fail to let our spirit thrive. What is the trigger point that will allow an otherwise awesome servant of God to grab on to a hand full of hate and anger and ride it out to the end? One big difference between physical and spiritual failure to thrive, you can be healed and made whole from the spiritual one. It just a matter of forgiveness, repentance and a complete surrender to God. To bad some of us won't make it.