Summary: When our daughter, Sadie, came to our family she was a baby. I remember holding her. She was precious, beautiful and tiny. She's grown now and is still just as precious and beautiful, but is now a lively little girl. When she was a baby, to feed her solid food would have been wrong. She needed milk. But, I'm thankful that she has grown. She now can eat anything. In a letter Paul wrote to the Corinthian church he said, "I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly - mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready." Just as my daughter grew and now eats hearty meals, we must grow in our spiritual lives. Let's not be like the Corinthian church who could only handle spiritual milk. Rather, let's focus on what really matters - reaching our world for Jesus Christ. Take a step in your relationship with God. Don't just do what you've always done because it's comfortable. Rather, ask God to show you what is next. Then, be prepared for Him to do just that. He will likely give you many opportunities to show the love of Jesus and tell His story to the people in your world.
