Having a new baby around has been a real joy for our family. Haley, the boys and I have loved the experience of watching Charlie grow over the past six weeks. Already he's starting to hold his head up, push back, and show his Kung fu grip. It won't be long before he is rolling over, walking and graduating from college.
Ok, maybe I am getting ahead of myself, but the point is, we were made to grow up. If you feed a baby, eventually he will grow (and need his diaper changed). The same is true for us spiritually. The more we feed our spirits, the more they will grow. The problem is, we are not growing.
Paul tells the Corinthian people that he wanted to give them more solid food to consume but they couldn't receive it because they were still drinking the milk. They were living a carnal life and not growing toward maturity (I Corinthians 3).
Imagine holding a beautiful baby in your arms. Watching him sleep, feeding him his bottle, burping him (maybe not that last one). Now imagine doing that for a fifteen year old. In the same way, our Father wants us to move past the early stages of our faith and into a something more powerful. Just as a dad wants to teach his son to play catch, ride a bike, and fish, our heavenly Dad wants to do cool stuff with you. He will never be able if we are still trying to simply hold our head up.
Remember, in order for us to grow, we need to be fed. What are you consuming? Is it growing your spirit? I can't wait to hear Charlie's first word (dada)' wrestle with him (and show him the dreaded "CLAW"), and jump off the bunk beds (don't tell Haley). Maybe, just maybe, God is waiting to do cool stuff with you too.
