A Baby In Christ…

No matter what chronological age you are, when you pick up the cross and start walking with Jesus, you are considered a baby in Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:2 ESV “I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now, you are not ready.”

1 Peter 2:2-3 ESV “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation-if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”

As a newborn baby crys out for milk for nourishment and growth, scriptures tell us to do the same thing. We are to long for the spiritual milk that will nourish us, teach us, grow us.

Start off crawling; maybe your prayer is as short as a look upward and a simple hello! Awesome!!! That’s a start. Perhaps this God thing is still so new; you aren’t sure??? Let go of the table and try your first steps; ask him to show himself to you.

He will gladly show up. Don’t ask for the parting of the Red Sea! That’s already been done. Ask for a sign that is gifted from him specifically for you. One, this makes it personal between you and God. Two, it’s for you alone and will gently appear when it’s just the two of you. Three, he will bless you with his wonder so that you know, that you know he was there, and he did hear your prayer.

Cool, now what? Take another step, say another hello followed with whatever you feel like saying, asking, crying. Start reaching out, taking little steps of faith.

2 Corinthians 5:7 “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (translation not provided)

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” (translation not provided)

Our Lord longs to have a personal relationship with us, but he can’t have it alone. You need to show up too!

So, the next time you are alone, maybe driving, fishing, hiking, biking, or sitting in a lawn chair reading a book in the sun, and you feel a pull on your heartstrings, look up and say Hello!

Be blessed today and thank you for joining me. 🥰