1 Corinthians 3:2

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able {to receive it.} Indeed, even now you are not yet able,

I am a very impatient person. I do not like to wait for things. This is most obvious in my diet and exercise regimen. I want to see results immediately. Right after breakfast of the first morning I check my waist to see if I have shrunk any. The first day, rather than working up, I will try to run 10 miles. Needless to say I fail. Getting discouraged, I will eat a pizza to console myself and complain that this dieting thing is impossible.

The problem, however, is not with dieting. The problem is with me. I expect to see immediate results. I figure that if I skip one meal, I should lose two inches. This is not the way nature works. My body was not built that way. If I desire to lose weight, I have to use the proper method, which includes patience. I have to diligently work my way up in mileage in runs. I have to consistently eat healthier. Doctors suggest that the healthiest weight for your body is about half a pound a week. The most you can lose in one day (on average) is a pound. So to try to lose twenty pounds in one week is unrealistic.

As Christians, we can learn a lesson from nature. In our spiritual lives we have to learn to walk before we run. We must start with milk and work up to eating meat when we are ready. We cannot expect to achieve perfection on the first day of our conversion. If we are struggling with an issue, we have to remember that it may take us a long disciplined road of study, prayer, and accountability before we overcome it. If for whatever reason we fail or do not reach the desired point on the first day (or even the day after that), we need not be discouraged. With diligence and patience, we will attain the prize set before us.

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able {to receive it.} Indeed, even now you are not yet able,