EP 12 | Spiritual Maturity | RMKBL Revelations with Alexzandria

In this episode, I dive into the importance of spiritual maturity and the journey from basic teachings to a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God. I emphasize the need for intentional spiritual growth through daily practices, accountability, and a commitment to understanding God's word. If you're ready to move beyond the basics and grow in your faith, this episode is for you!

• Spiritual Maturity in Hebrews 5:11-14 – Unlocking deeper faith through Hebrews 5:11-14 and spiritual growth.
• Spiritual Milk vs Solid Food – The difference between spiritual milk and solid food: What is spiritual maturity?
• Moving Beyond Basic Teachings of Christianity – How to move beyond elementary Christian teachings and grow in faith.
• Personal Growth in Faith – Strengthening your relationship with God and deepening your spiritual walk.
• Struggling with Spiritual Growth – Overcoming common struggles in your spiritual journey and building a stronger faith.
• How to Deepen Your Faith – Practical strategies for spiritual growth and how to deepen your faith in Christ.
• Importance of Community and Accountability in Faith – Why spiritual community and accountability are key to growing in your faith.
• Commit to Your Spiritual Journey – How to commit to your spiritual growth and deepen your relationship with God.

Transcript

Speaker 1 0:00

Hello , hello , hello , party people , welcome back to another episode of Remarkable Revelations . My name is Alexandria and on this channel I share my personal , god-given revelations to help other women tap into their worth . So what is up , ladies ? And if you are here , gentlemen , because you're welcome to Hi , today I want to talk about immaturity , spiritual immaturity , to be exact . But I want to jump right into the book of Hebrews and we're going to go to chapter five , verse 11 .

Speaker 1 0:45

And it says we have a great deal to say about this and it is difficult to explain , since you have become too lazy to understand , although by this time you ought to be teachers . You need someone to teach you the basic principles of God's revelation . Again , you need milk , not solid food . Now , everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the message about righteousness because he is an infant . But solid food is for the mature , for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil .

Speaker 1 1:15

I don't want to stop there , because there's just so much here and , honestly , it took me a minute to break it down because , okay , let me go in order . First , y'all gotta grow up . We have , we , we are called to push god's kingdom agenda and if you take that responsive responsibility serious . You have to grow up , I have to grow up . So one thing we know for sure is that he is a jealous God and he will have nothing come before him . And I think that because we our day-to-day lives as humans , just being of this world , sometimes it happens . Sometimes you know our actions . Our words say Lord , you are a savior , you are the one who comes first in my life , but our actions say otherwise , because we get caught up in all of all of the works , right , the things of busy life , and then you look up and then you wonder why you are getting attacked . And you know spiritually and you don't know how to handle it .

Speaker 1 2:19

The bible specifically states you need milk , not solid food . He is referencing the food and milk as his word . So he's basically saying if you cannot digest my word , how can you be able to go and do anything in life ? You cannot go where God is trying to take you if you're not prepared . When our parents wanted us to start having solid foods , they gave it to us in baby sizes and we worked our way up so they can get our belly strained to be able to digest the food . And that's the same thing here God is saying with his word . God is not looking for our perfection . He's not looking for us to read the Bible frontwards and backwards . He's not looking for us to wake up at 2.30 am and have a three-hour power session . If you do that , that is fantastic , but that is not what he's looking for . He is looking for those baby bit sizes and progressing every day . We need to grow up spiritually so we will be able to digest his word and we will be able he literally tells us , we will be able to discern what is good and what is evil . Okay , y'all .

Speaker 1 3:29

This second part tripped me out . It is verse um , hebrew , chapter 6 , verse 1 . It says , therefore , let us leave the elementary teaching about god and go on to maturity not laying a foundation of repentance from dead works , faith in God , teaching about ritual washings , laying on of hands , the resurrection of the dead and internal judgment . And we will do this if God permits . So basically , this second part kind of tripped me out because it's basically saying now let's go on and leave the elementary teachings , let's go on to something more mature . But if we have to go back to the elementary teachings , we'll do that if God says it . So I'm like you don't want us out here spreading the gospel , telling the people have faith in God , repenting your sins , like what's wrong with that ? And clearly he's saying there's nothing wrong with it , because there may be a time where we need to go back to the basics .

Speaker 1 4:38

But in this specific chapter , in this context , god is telling us that we need to go beyond the surface . Imagine dating somebody and you're trying to get deep , like you're trying to really get to know this person , and they just giving you surface level stuff and you're like , okay , I like you're not going to trust them because they're not letting you in and you only know them surface level . Who wants to ? Who wants to be involved with anyone ? Like that , me and my me personally , all my relationships . I need to know your mama favorite color , your pet fish name , your shoe size , your I , just your deepest , darkest secrets we need to know . I need to go beyond the surface level . Let's skip , skip the small talk . Okay , moving forward , we got to focus . If you want to receive what God has for you , you are going to have to go beyond the surface level . There's nothing wrong with the basics . Basics always work , no-transcript . If you truly want this lifestyle and you want that relationship with God . You got to step up , especially if you know better .

Speaker 1 5:51

This is specifically for the people who are very conscious and very aware of their calling in and what they need to do to push God's kingdom agenda . Like a couple of weeks ago , I was just like feeling like God was like come on , let's go , and I'm like Lord , I don't want to go . I don't know who you think I am , I'm sleepy , I'm tired , I'm putting all these these hours in at work , like and it's honestly , it wasn't even about the time like I truly just felt spiritually that I just was not ready to go where he trying to take me and , quite frankly , I don't . I'm not sure if I'm there yet . I'm just making strides , I'm taking bite sizes progression here every day , but it's a lot . And not to be a fool and a liar on this platform if I told y'all that it wasn't .

Speaker 1 6:50

The thing is , when you are in a relationship with God and you are reading his word and the word , you're not just reading it , you're actually retaining it . I feel like it's bittersweet because the sweet part is so good , like you are able to absorb the word . You're , you know , you feel confident , you're closer to God , you're getting to know his character more . But , on the contrary , along with that is that your conscience level . You're more aware . You know , once people do something bad , you just be like I don't want to know . I don't want to know , I don't want to be a witness . Now , like , how can I ignore all the things that I've read , that the Holy Spirit has placed on my heart ? How can I ignore that ? And if I ignore it on purpose , god's wrath is real and I don't want no smoke . So I am truly just doing my best and taking it day by day .

Speaker 1 7:50

But y'all , going into 2025 , the world is just getting crazier . If you are serious about following God and being a disciple and truly , truly pushing the gospel and advancing his kingdom agenda , then you have to grow up spiritually . I have to grow up spiritually . We need to start fasting , we need to start reading , we need to start and I would say , go to church and go to bible study . I think those things are good , but I also think that those things are surface level , because you can go to these , to the church , the Bible study but if you're going to just check off a box , then it's surface level . We have to get deep , we have to truly , truly seek him , and when we do , man oh man will we find him . So for myself , a few action items that I'm personally doing to get closer and deeper and going beyond surface level with God is every year towards the end of the year , in December .

Speaker 1 8:50

I don't have a specific date , but I do a fast . I am drinking nothing but water until the clock strikes midnight , because typically I'm gonna fast alcohol and social media and like all these , all these different things . But I'm like , well , lord , we did that a few years ago . So it's like my , my , my craving , my need , my want for social media is not the same anymore . So it's not really it's not , it's not a true sacrifice . I love cranberry juice and um coffee black , don't judge me so that is kind of like a , you know , a sacrifice for me . So I'm only drinking water , but I'm just trying to figure out what areas of my life um am I placing um it before god , and I'm just gonna work my way backwards and figure out what's a fast um .

Speaker 1 9:45

In addition to that , every morning morning there's a bible verse that says that um jesus woke up early , early in the morning to go meet with god before he started his day , and I have my alarm set to spend at least a minimum of 45 minutes to an hour with god reading my word each morning . But there are some times in the mornings where I don't have the opportunity to do that because of whatever reason , and I will more than likely , um be disappointed in myself . So all this shame is coming , which I know is not from God , but sometimes it can be so strong . The little five minutes that I do have to talk to God . I'm like I'm not going to do that . I know you're mad at me because I need to do better and he's just like nope , I'll take the five minutes , I'll take the two minutes , I'll take the one minute . I don't care if minutes , I'll take the one minute . I don't care if I got 27 seconds before I had to go inside of work . We talk and we having a conversation and we will reconvene throughout the day . So I'm just learning how to get into that and and truly invite him into everything , like I'm going to be that friend . Did you talk to Jesus about this , did you ? Did you read your Bible ? Have you talked to God yet . No , okay , then maybe we should do that . I'm about to be that friend , because I'm talking to this man about everything .

Speaker 1 11:09

The third thing that I am doing to grow and be deeper in my relationship with God is I have a commentary book by Tony Evans and with in addition to my Bible , and then I also have it's over there , but it's a um , it's a Greek and Hebrew dictionary , so I'll read it in my Bible , I'll go read it in my commentary . If there's something where I still can't figure it out , I'll go read it in my Greek and Hebrew dictionary to see what was the writer of that time actually trying to say . And , yeah , I love this commentary , it's just the way he breaks it down is yeah , shout out to you , tony Evans , thank you for that . So , yeah , those are my three things guys , fast , guys , fasting . I am making sure I spend my quality time with him , regardless of what my day looks like , and then I'm also , um , not just reading the word , but I'm reading , writing and retaining the word , um , so word . So take what you need , leave what you don't .

Speaker 1 12:24

I hope this was helpful and I just want us to just be mature man . He has so much in store for us , and it's hard for me to speak for other people , but I know I'm not the only one , because he wouldn't have gave me this message to share with you guys . So it's like I feel like we just waste so much time Because we just know we have tomorrow . Our lives are literally a vapor and we could be gone like that . So do your part .

Speaker 1 13:00

God knows your busy day , miss Busy B . I'm talking about myself . What's time to the person who created time ? And God doesn't even exist in time , but time ain't nothing to God . He knows what your day looks like . He knows your schedules , he knows your plans , he knows the kids , he knows the boyfriend . He knows your plans , he knows the kids , he knows the boyfriend , the husband , all of that . He knows . He's seeing if you are going to choose him , if I am going to choose him , and he's like , oh , my daughter is growing . Look at her over there maturing or nope , she didn't pass this test . We're gonna put her back over there and see how she make up next time .

Speaker 1 13:43

It's like , oh , I'm ready to pass my test . I want whole food . I don't want any baby milk and I want to go beyond the surface level and dig deep and , in the event , I have to go back to the basics , because the bible did tell us there will be a time and I will do that . So , yeah , I hope this is truly , truly helpful . I really just want to get this out to as many people as possible , because our world is struggling like we just need more people truly pushing God's kingdom agenda . So , again , take what you need , leave what you don't and , as always , y'all remember to stay and be remarkable , and I will catch you guys in the next one . Oh , I'm going to try to do another one before the end of the year . Y'all pray for me . Okay , bye y'all , till next time .