Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Foreign pastor Chuck Allen, here with another weekday podcast. And today, I want to talk about milk to meat. That's right. Milk to meat. You know that feeling, right? That nagging sense that life. You know, faith, it could be more than this.
[00:00:23] Not just a checklist, not just a ritual, but something that's alive, something thick, something you chew on.
[00:00:32] Steak. Not pablum, not formula.
[00:00:35] For years, so many of us settle for much less.
[00:00:40] We sip spiritual baby formula while the invitation of Jesus is sizzling. Right there.
[00:00:48] Meat cooked up, ready, seasoned perfectly. I mean, Kansas City style, ready to go.
[00:00:58] But the question is, are we hungry?
[00:01:01] Is there an ache inside of you? Maybe a groan or a longing to taste more, to go deeper, to actually grow?
[00:01:11] You know, I hear this a lot. Sometimes we blame the church.
[00:01:15] Often we blame the preacher. Or we blame our busy schedule. We're just too busy for Jesus, we tell ourselves. But come on.
[00:01:24] Scrolling at midnight, binging on algorithms, spending the evening on five shows, deep into Netflix, we find time for everything except the one thing our soul craves.
[00:01:37] You see, faith, it demands a shift.
[00:01:41] The spirit calls us into some degree of maturity.
[00:01:46] And yet, it's risky.
[00:01:48] You might need to lift the lid, let God into the mess, maybe admit that you're tired of the junk and the hunger for peace.
[00:01:59] And Jesus, he didn't just promise heaven someday, he offered peace today.
[00:02:08] Blessing.
[00:02:09] Now, why would we settle? Why stay stuck in the same old routine?
[00:02:16] Do you want real blessing?
[00:02:17] Well, you'll find a way. You want spiritual muscle?
[00:02:22] Bite into that steak. But you got to want it maybe today, for just a few minutes. Turn down the noise. No excuses. Just invite God. Let him bring you peace. Because healthy things grow, y'. All.
[00:02:35] And this spirit, this Jesus, wants you to be vibrant, like, wide awake, fully alive. Not dried out, not halfway walking, sleepwalking through life, but wildly alive.
[00:02:52] So what step might you take toward meat today?
[00:02:56] Not just the basics, but the blessing.
[00:03:00] Are you ready to grow?
[00:03:02] Are you ready for more?
[00:03:05] Proverbs, chapter three, verse one gives you an inkling.
[00:03:10] Remember my teachings and keep my commandments and length of days and years of life will be added to you, friend.
[00:03:22] What a promise. What a statement.
[00:03:25] Stop settling for milk.
[00:03:28] Bite into a New York strip, perfectly cooked with a baked potato, butter, sour cream cheese, chives.
[00:03:39] Oh, maybe a little Mac and cheese. Or, man, add one of those fried yeast rolls with honey butter. Bless the Lord. Come on, y'. All. Let's get beyond Pablo. Let's get beyond formula. Let's grab some steak.
[00:03:55] Because when we remember his teachings and keep his commandments, length of days and years of life, they're added to us. What a promise straight from the word of God. Thanks so much for joining me on today's weekday podcast.
