My 5 month old, Avery loves her bottle! Take one look at her and you can tell! She is the cutest little ball of chub you can imagine! At her last doctors appointment they told me that I could start introducing solid foods to her diet! I was excited- new things to try excite me! So I began what has proven to be one of the most challenging “motherhood” jobs yet.
I slowly began to introduce cereal, creamy bananas, veggies, you know typical baby foods. Every time I would bring these foods out, Avery would pitch a fit! I mean, screaming, crying, throwing her body out of her seat fit!!! She is just not interested in solid food. She wants her milk! Occasionally I can get her to eat a few green beans, but try the peas and they end up all over me! I thought kids were supposed to like solid food and be excited about it? Now, if I have a cupcake or ice cream- she will lunge right in!
These frustrating moments with my daughter gave me some insight on how God must feel about us Christians! Most of the time we want the “milk” of Christianity; “our comfort food!” It makes us feel safe, it’s easy to digest, we don’t have to change anything. You know, exactly what I’m talking about. The God is great, He loves you so much, He’s got such great plans for your life, easy to drink in part of Christianity (also the foundation: the starting point.) But, when it comes to the tough stuff (solid food) the things in our life that might need to change in order to “be Holy as He is Holy” stuff- we are like Avery, rejecting it at all costs! Then sometimes some of it is not so bad, it fits our lifestyle so we will take that part of what the Bible says in! But the part that doesn’t work for us, that isn’t comfortable we spit out like Avery with her peas and say “no, not for me. “
The problem is Avery will one day have to eat solid food. She will have to eat her veggies, fruits, protiens and grains to ensure that she becomes a healthy individual. As Christians, we don’t get to pick and choose what part of the Bible we want to apply to our life, what feels good or makes sense. It is either all the truth or nothing! We can’t possibly mature in our faith without swallowing a few peas!
Hebrews 5:11-14
Food for thought!
Meghan
