Training Wheels

Hebrews 5:12
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

When my boys were little I can remember teaching them how to ride a bicycle. They both started with training wheels. They thought it was the greatest thing ever. Jumping right on the bike and taking off. It was simple and fast. Pedal and steer was the only skill set needed. But then came the day when the training wheels needed to come off. They hated it. I remember Andrew throwing his bike down and not wanting to try it anymore cause it was too hard. But they had to come off in order to grow. A two or three year old looks normal with training wheels but a twenty year old looks a little different.

God has called us to move forward with Him but some can't let go of the training wheels. He wants to take us to bigger and better places of ministry but we will not let Him. We can't go because of the training wheels.

Do you know what is more disturbing than a twenty year old with training wheels on his bike? A child of God that has spent the majority of their lives on spiritual training wheels. Never able to go farther for the Lord because they didn't grow up.

God, remove whatever is holding me back from growing up. I'm ready for you to remove my training wheels. Stop being taught and become a teacher.