Stop Milking It - Wean for the Win!نموونە

Int Milk Brilliant?!

There used to be a comedy programme called ‘The Fast Show’ in the UK about 20 years ago. One of the sketches was a chirpy chap from the north of England with a bob hat on whose catchphrase was ‘int milk brilliant’. It became a really popular phrase and even appeared on an advert selling the glorious white stuff!

The purpose of this devotional is not to disregard milk, because milk is indeed brilliant! (Inclusive of oat milk and almond milk for any vegan/lactose intolerant readers.) However, God has so much more in store than milk alone. As our scripture for today teaches us, we need more than milk – we need nutrients to help us grow and develop into adults and that is true both physically and spiritually.

But int milk brilliant? Yes it is, but we cannot live on milk alone – physically or spiritually. Milk is great but on its own it becomes bland and boring. There’s a whole world full of new tastes, textures, flavours and nutrients that God wants us to experience. Imagine if none of us had ever been weaned off milk as babies and we just drank milk all day. No coffee, tea, cake, fruit, chocolate, curry or spices. How dull would that be! Our bodies wouldn’t be nourished as they need to be and our diet would be plain and boring. It’s similar spiritually, God wants to see us mature and move on in our walk with him, to experience transformation, which we can’t if we stay on our milk. Let’s be willing to adapt and welcome the ‘spiritual spice’ as we leave the blandness of the familiar milk behind. (If only the Spice Girls had included a ‘spiritual spice’ – ZigazigAh!)

Reflection

Imagine a day of only drinking milk – no food, no other drinks, just the white stuff. How bland would your life be! Bland should be banned – physically and spiritually!

Reflect on some things you think God may want to add to your life in terms of new spice and flavour in your spiritual walk. Try to develop an appetite for these new things and be determined to leave the milk only diet behind.

Ask God to grow your desire to develop in him, so you can reach, serve and love others more effectively – bringing some spiritual spice wherever you go! Spice up your life, and the lives of others!