“Grow Up!”

Anyone who lives in milk is still a baby. That person does not want to learn about living a godly life. Solid food is for those who are grown up. They have trained themselves with a lot of practice. They can tell the difference between good and evil.

(Hebrews 5:13 – 14)

Do you want to grow up and eat the right food?

When you are a very small baby, you drank only milk.

When you grew teeth, you began to eat crackers and baby food. And now that you are big, you can eat almost everything!

In the Christian faith, there are those who are called the “baby Christians.” They are the ones who’re just starting to learn about Jesus and the Bible. They drink “milk”.

They are the ones who try to learn everything they can about Jesus by being fed and monitored by their mentors. They try to practice in doing what is right in the sight of the Lord. By doing so, they grow to be big, and strong Christians!

Then, there are those Christians who are more grown up than others. They know a lot about Jesus. They practice obeying Him. And they can lead for the Lord. They are the ones who eat “solid food”.

They are those who seek God and ask more of Him, but they don’t rely heavily on others anymore to feed them the Word. They seek the Lord by standing on their own two feet.

Now, Ask Yourself: What if after many years of being a member in a Christian Church, you’re still one of the baby Christians who want spoon-feeding when it comes to the ways of the Lord? What are you going to feel? Will you be happy in watching kids grow in their spiritual lives faster than you do? Does it bother you at all?

Or you will simply say, “Okay lang ‘yan magiging leader din naman ako pag katapos ng ilang taon—pag handa na ‘ko” without exerting any effort at all? Without showing any passion at all? When will you ever be ready?

Or

Will you ask yourself, “What happened? Bakit nandito palang ako hanggang ngayon? Bakit hindi ako naggo-grow sa aking Christian life?” and proceed in finding out what is wrong, why is it that after many years of being a Christian you are still a baby in your faith? Will you even seek the answers to your questions? Will you leave your comfort zone behind and advance to the next level that God has prepared for your long time ago? Will you ever intend to GROW UP?

“Are you willing to take the challenge and leave your comfort zone behind to take that one big step forward to seek the promises of God in your life?”

GROW UP. GROW UP. AND LET GOD REIGN IN YOUR LIFE.

Joelene Ann P. Sto.Domingo

June 11, 2009