Got milk? Grow up in your salvation.

I Peter 2:2 "Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it
you may grow up in your salvation."

Have you ever had a spiritual epiphany or lesson that you passionately shared with other women, only to have blank stares and blinking eyes as your response? Why is it that what the Holy Spirit is teaching me may have little or no meaning to another sister-in-Christ? Sometimes you may even find resistance to Biblical challenges you want to share with others. Beyond our human sinfulness, which keeps us from readily embracing change and discipline, why do we all respond differently to sermons, Christian books we read, scripture and conferences? The answer lies in our spiritual diet.
When I was teaching elementary school, a method in differentiating lessons for children of various levels in ONE classroom was "scaffolding". We don't teach long division before number sense and counting. It would have no meaning and the child would be hopelessly lost. We build skills into more difficult skills and so forth, constructing a network of knowledge that connects and builds upon itself--counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, division, long division, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and whatever crazy math comes after that! It has order and sequence. We group the children and scaffold, or build, upon where they are developmentally in understanding.
God tells us that there are Biblical truths that are more elementary than others. Some of the truths are spiritual milk, easily digestible and more comfortable. There are more difficult truths that come along, and the lessons get more complex and challenging as we grow in our spiritual walk.
While you may be thrilled to finally understand the need to have joy in all situations, even difficult trials; your sister may be ready to delve into the depths of studying God's attributes or the topic of predestination. Another sister may be struggling with submission to her husband and obedience and repentance to God. Another sister might not understand her need to have quiet time each day and may just be sipping milk like a newborn infant.
In fact, the Bible tells us that elementary teachings are such things as "repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment." Hebrews 6:1-2. These are all basic instructions in the Bible, and Paul hopes that the Hebrews will leave these elementary teachings and move to maturity.

Hebrews 5:12-14 "In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you
need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over
again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk,
being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about
righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have
trained themselves to distinguish good from evil."

Are you still drinking milk from a spiritual bottle? How long have you been a Christian? If you realize you need to move forward, pray that God would give you the energy, desire and understanding to start eating solid food. If you are obediently growing in your spiritual maturity, remember there are still dear sisters drinking milk, and we need to urge them to "go on to maturity" (Hebrews 6:1). Realize also that the Holy Spirit is "scaffolding" our spiritual "education," and what you are learning may be way behind or ahead of what a sister is understanding. Be patient and loving, but Biblically admonish and encourage others to always be moving forward.

I Thessalonians 5: 14 "And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle,
encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone."