A girl, who was  not quite four years old,  
was alone in the house when the phone 
rang.  She answered it and was told that 
Mr. Brown was calling.

"I'm sorry, no one is here. Can I take a 
message?"

After a pause,  Mr. Brown  heard,  
"O.K., I'm ready.   Who  is this did you
say?"

"Mr. Brown."

"How do you spell Brown?"

"B-r-o-w-n."

A long pause, and then, "How do you make a B?"

It's impossible to accomplish some things in life until we have 
mastered the fundamentals. Any sports coach will tell you that 
a great team has to first be grounded in the fundamentals. 
Teachers will tell you the same thing about successful students.
And the same thing is true of Christians. The fundamentals, the 
"first principles"are not always the most enjoyable parts, but 
they are the most essential parts of what we need to learn.

"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."
(Hebrews 5:12-14)

May  you  be grounded in the fundamentals,
so that you can grow to enjoy the "solid food"
found in God's Word.