“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I
understood as a child,
The ability to handle the various affairs of life in an effective way is called maturity. The world’s hard knocks are too much for babyish people. A mature person takes his job seriously and does the best he can as long as he is on the job, regardless of pay. Maturity can’t be bought with money. A mature person stays with a task until it’s finished. It’s hard to get a child to finish a job.
A mature person doesn’t enjoy feeling that he has been mistreated. A child does. A mature person doesn’t have to have his way about everything. The child says, “If you don’t play my way, I’ll pick up my marbles and go home.” A mature person doesn’t have to head the list and be first in everything. But a child that doesn’t get to be first will often pout. A mature person is responsible. A child is not.
A mature person is more discerning, can better distinguish fact from fancy whereas a child believes anything you tell him. A mature person is flexible and adaptable. But a child finds it difficult to change his plans. A mature person can take the stress and strain of life. A child will soon break under stress.
The best place to find help in maturing is the Bible. It talks about growing. It develops responsible people with a whole new concept of living.