When I first came back to God, I didn’t need deep theology. I needed the basics — the simple, life-saving truth that Jesus loves me, that I am forgiven, that grace is real. I needed milk.
Peter tells us, “like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation” (1 Peter 2:2). A newborn doesn’t apologize for needing milk. It just cries out for it. That was me — hungry, desperate, and finally honest about it.
Hebrews describes the difference between milk and solid food. Milk is for infants; solid food is for the mature (Hebrews 5:12–14). And it names what’s in the milk: repentance, faith in God, baptisms, resurrection, eternal judgment — the elementary teachings (Hebrews 6:1–2). The foundation. The stuff everything else is built on.
Here’s what I’ve learned: there’s no shame in needing milk. Shame would be staying a baby forever when God is calling you to grow. Milk kept me alive in the beginning. But at some point, growth means chewing on harder things — the passages that convict me, the obedience that costs me something, the faith that has to stand up when feelings fall down.
Sometimes I still go back to the milk, and that’s okay. When life knocks me flat, I return to the simple truths: God loves me. I am forgiven. His grace is enough. The foundation holds.
If you’re new in your walk — or starting over like I did — don’t rush past the milk. Crave it. Let it grow you. Ask yourself:
- What basic truth about God do I need to hold onto today?
- Am I trying to run on solid food when I haven’t finished the milk?
- What would it look like for me to grow one step deeper this week?
Start where you are. God meets you there — and He won’t leave you there.
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