What does "milk, not solid food" symbolize in your current faith journey? The Image of Milk and Solid Food “ ‘I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, you are still not able.’ ” (1 Corinthians 3:2) What Milk Symbolizes in My Present Walk • Foundational truths: Christ’s substitutionary death, repentance, faith, baptism • Simple devotional habits: a verse-a-day reading, mealtime prayers, Sunday attendance • Dependence on others to chew and serve the Word instead of studying firsthand • A tendency to quarrel, compare, and divide—evidence Paul saw in Corinth (3:3-4) Why Remaining on Milk Feels Safe • It demands little change; conviction stays surface-level • It spares me the discipline of sustained study (2 Timothy 2:15) • It allows emotional comfort without the weightier calls to obedience (Luke 6:46) Scriptures Echoing the Call to Grow • Hebrews 5:12-14—“solid food is for the mature” who “by constant use have trained their senses” • 1 Peter 2:2—“like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow” • Ephesians 4:14-15—move beyond being “tossed by the waves” into “growing up in every way into Christ” Markers That It’s Time for Solid Food • A holy dissatisfaction with shallow Christianity • Desire to handle difficult passages, doctrines, and apologetics • Prompt obedience when Scripture confronts sin • Service that costs time, resources, and comfort (Romans 12:1) What Solid Food Looks Like Today • Systematic study of entire books, using cross-references and original-language tools • Doctrinal depth—sovereignty of God, sanctification, eschatology, the problem of suffering • Practicing discernment—testing spirits and teachings (1 John 4:1) • Bearing fruit that endures: mentoring others, sacrificial giving, evangelism under pressure (John 15:8) Practical Steps to Transition 1. Set a reading plan that covers whole Bible sections, not fragments. 2. Memorize and meditate on longer passages (Psalm 119:11). 3. Join or form a study group centered on expositional teaching. 4. Serve in a role that stretches faith—missions, teaching children, discipling a new believer. 5. Invite accountability for hidden sins; confess and forsake them (James 5:16). 6. Ask the Spirit daily for illumination and power (John 14:26; Galatians 5:25). Encouragement for the Journey God’s aim is growth, not guilt. He “who began a good work in you will perfect it” (Philippians 1:6). Moving from milk to solid food is simply cooperating with His design—pressing on to maturity so that Christ is formed fully in us (Galatians 4:19). |
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