"For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
For everyone that useth milk is unskillful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." -Hebrews 5:12-14
When babies are born, they are hopeless in the fact that they can't care for themselves. They may be living and breathing, but they have no means of surviving on their own. They rely on the mother, father, friends, and family members to basically keep them alive and going. It may take them a while to develop skills as simple as opening their eyes, talking, and walking. These things come through time and maturity. Also, when a baby is first born and even up until they are several months old, they can't stomach real food. They can only have the mother's milk. Otherwise, their system goes into shock and causes sickness. They just can't take it.
Christians are the same way. When we first get saved, we don't know what to do or how to go about doing anything. We have gained eternal life, we just don't know where to go from there. Often times, we rely on others to help us in knowing right from wrong. I'm not saying that in a bad way because it's great to look up to others and model yourself after Godly Christians. But, that seems to be all that baby Christians depend on is the life of others like their parents, grandparents, friends, and family to do things like take them to church and keep them from wrong doings. It may take us a while to see things differently than we once did, talk the right kind of talk, and walk in God's will. That too comes with maturity in the word. God may not even be able to feed us all the good food because we wouldn't be able to contain it or know how to react to it.
HOWEVER.....
There does come a time in a Christians life when they need to start growing up. I'm not saying to jump right in and do it, because that's nearly impossible. With maturity, we eventually see, walk, and talk better. It just takes baby steps. But, a lot of Christians will choose not to grow up. They are just satisfied with what little filling the milk gives them. They enjoy being taken care of with just about no responsibilities. They get to the place where they become satisfied with the life God's given them and won't strive for anything bigger. God wants to give them meat. That's what we need to strive for is the meat. The meat fills you up more and does much better in supplying energy and developing a more efficient Christian. I know that after eating meat for so long, there's no way i would go back to surviving solely on my mother's milk. Many will miss out on the meat and the joy that comes with being a "grown-up." God can't use babies like he can adults. Just think about it: you wouldn't want a baby to be in charge of something like building your house would you? I figured not. Babies can't get as much done. It's as simple as that. They are limited. Adults, on the other hand, have the wisdom and maturity to get more done for God. They also have the capability of having a stronger, closer relationship with God.
So, how do you line up? It doesn't matter how old you are spiritually or physically. You can have a closer walk with God. Have you decided to grow up and mature in your Christian walk, or have you decided to stay a baby? There's a big difference and a bigger out come to your decision. Are you going after the milk or the steak?
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