Unanswered Question!

     Recently we've shared a message with a friend and have come to recognize that we need to be respectful of the maturity of the believer. Not everybody is on the same page and that's okay!
     We tend to get excited about what God is saying to us or what He's doing in our lives, and even though He may be active in other people's lives He isn't necessarily doing the same thing!
     People who are not as far down the path as we(we being the more mature Christians) are, may be offended by our attitudes about where God wants His people to go.
     It's a difficult balance to find. We have immature Christians that need milk and get choked on meat, and then we have the mature Christians that need meat to keep getting stronger and would lose strength on just milk! How to balance?!
     In the walk with God we have to be open to each other, not judgemental from either side. The mature Christians need to give space for God to work in the lives of the non-mature and trust that He knows what He's doing! But then how do we help the non-mature Christian realize that they're not being judged when they overhear a message that contains a lot of meat for the mature Christian?
     My husband thinks I often ask a question but already know the answer. I've tried to explain to him that sometimes I do have my own opinion, but I'm asking the question so I can hear his opinion too! In the case of this question, I want to assure you, I don't have a clue! I can see the problem, but I don't know the answer!
     I believe the Christian walk can be seen kind of like someone going through our school system. We have preschoolers, elementary level, middle school, high school, college and then we have people that are the professors! They continue to grow and study! We should be working our way through school and graduating to higher levels.
     However, if a preschooler hears a teaching that is designed more for a college student, they may become offended and think the message is being judgemental, what to do? Do we dumb down the message designed for the college student to prevent the offense to the less mature? Once again, I don't have the answer! I wish I did. Christians get a lot of reputation for being judgemental when they're really just trying to encourage growth in their brothers and sisters.
     Should we leave each other in elementary school and not encourage each other to grow and learn? How do we handle our less mature brothers and sisters, to encourage them and not offend? These are questions that as a family of believers we need to consider. But the responsibility is not just on the more mature, the less mature also need to consider that they may at times be stretched beyond their comfort zone and instead of being offended maybe they need to read the word, check the truth in the message that has ruffled their feathers and if it is true, try to apply it to their lives.
     No wonder they always made the kids sit at a different table at family gatherings!  =D