You have followed Jesus for ten years, yet the first crisis still sends you spiraling. You open your Bible and think, “I should know this by now.” Hebrews chapter five looks you in the eye and says, “Growth is normal. Staying a baby is not.”
“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food… But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” (Hebrews 5:12, 14 ESV)
Time plus truth should equal maturity. Anything less is a red flag.
New believers get grace upon grace. Ten-year veterans who still panic at every bill? That is not humility. That is laziness. Milk nourishes babies. It starves adults. God wired you to grow, not to hover.
Verse eight: “Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.”
The perfect Son of God still grew. He felt the weight of every “yes” to the Father. If Jesus needed process, so do you. Growth is not optional. It is evidence you belong to Him.
You want to spot lies in culture, in relationships, in your own head? You train like an athlete. Read. Pray. Obey the small prompts. Fail. Repent. Repeat. Every bite of solid food stretches your spiritual stomach.
Pick one “solid food” topic (God’s sovereignty, forgiveness, spiritual gifts).
Spend seven days on it.
- Day 1: Read the key verses.
- Day 2: Write what confuses you.
- Day 3: Ask a friend.
- Day 4-7: Obey one prompt you hear.
Journal the whole thing.
What “solid food” truth are you ready to bite into this week? Let’s grow together.