Shifting From “I Get To” to “I Have To” - 6.29.25

Jordon Gilmore

With increased capacity come increased responsibility. 

Hebrews 5:12-14

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”
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If we are taking in a lot of “meat” and not doing anything with it, we become spiritually obese.  We aren’t exercising in the things we are in taking. 

Where are we on this spectrum?  
- Do we engage with God just enough to get a measure of Kingdom life
- Or are we trying to out into practice the things we are learning

Our primary engagement with the things of God should be giving, not receiving 

In the beginning there is a lot of people taking care of you, same at the end. They are pouring into you. 

In the middle, you should be growing, transitioning and giving out. 

To get more energy, we need more fuel

Matthew 25:20-21
We all want the reward, but if we must spend the energy that belongs to the responsibility. 

Are we not growing because we aren’t being fed the right food? Or is it that we are not exercising the responsibility we have.