A fascinating
study is that of children and their maturity levels. From one child to the
next in our family there are marked differences in the way they respond and
play. The younger ones may spend a great deal of time entertained by pulling
around a small toy. At a little older age, hours are taken in play-acting.
Sometimes the boys got so dressed up in their "cowboy" gear that they
were almost unrecognizable.
As the children age, their taste for fun usually changes. At thirteen Nathan could spend hours inventing something or making some gadget to fulfill a perceived need. Once he concocted a doorbell for his bedroom! It even had a button on his end to activate a response light so I could know if he heard the bell!
Youthful immaturity is entertaining except when found in someone older. It is sad when a twenty-year-old who acts like a six-year-old. When someone doesn't mature, there is something wrong.
John wrote to Christians of varying maturity (1 John 2:12-14). To each he had a word of encouragement and explanation as to why he had addressed them. He didn't disparage that all were not mature. However, John was expecting them to be MATURING. It is sad when a Christian doesn't mature.
Are you still growing in the Lord? You should be until the day He calls you home. What are you doing to grow? Are you reading the Word and talking with God? Are you exercising your faith by telling others about Jesus?
The Circuit ‘Riter, Michael Ullrich
As the children age, their taste for fun usually changes. At thirteen Nathan could spend hours inventing something or making some gadget to fulfill a perceived need. Once he concocted a doorbell for his bedroom! It even had a button on his end to activate a response light so I could know if he heard the bell!
Youthful immaturity is entertaining except when found in someone older. It is sad when a twenty-year-old who acts like a six-year-old. When someone doesn't mature, there is something wrong.
John wrote to Christians of varying maturity (1 John 2:12-14). To each he had a word of encouragement and explanation as to why he had addressed them. He didn't disparage that all were not mature. However, John was expecting them to be MATURING. It is sad when a Christian doesn't mature.
Are you still growing in the Lord? You should be until the day He calls you home. What are you doing to grow? Are you reading the Word and talking with God? Are you exercising your faith by telling others about Jesus?
The Circuit ‘Riter, Michael Ullrich
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