Point of View Change

As we mature, we change our views about things. This should happen. Maturity should bring less pride, less selfishness, less judgementalism, less self-gratification, more humility, more service, better stewardship, more positive memories cherished. If these things are not happening, maturity is not taking place.

You can get old and never mature. Likewise, you can mature very young. What makes the difference? Choice does. God does this maturity growth in us as we chose to let Him and devote our lives to maturing and being valuable, “a very useful engine”, as Thomas the Train puts it.

We are not put on this planet to be worshipped and admired and waited on and taken care of. Nope. We are here to serve, to work, to worship God. And there will be a time soon we will wish we had done more for Him. I want to do more now because I want to please Him more than me. That is the key.😄❤

Squabbles are Stupid, Ego-based and Immature

Grow up. Forgive. Be humble before the Lord. Read the Bible. Pray. When you mature in this way, squabbles start to look really foolish, as they truly are. The more you immerse yourself in truth, the less these divisive tactics by devils and their evil people work.😄❤

Growth in Maturity= Accepting Good and Bad

I am writing to those who wish to grow in their faith and maturity now. Growth in faith and maturity involves more depth than a contentment with your stuff. It involves a will-deep accepting of the good, the pauses and the bad- all of it- as God’s will and thus for a higher purpose than we can understand. Because we trust God to be who He is- love, kind, joyful, peaceful, self-controlled, gentle, patient, good, faithful- we know whatever it is is best for us long term. When you can get there, you are lifted by God to a higher plane of existence, to an untouchable faith that keeps you closer to Him. This is a beautiful place to be. Peace and joy rests there. It creates this protection from the elements. They are part of the plan we trust God is working out for His good as well as our good and those around us. ❤ ❤

Trusting God Works

Mature, wise women of faith have always fascinated me. I often ask advice of them and get simple answers: “Trust the Lord”, “Keep praying”, “Stay in thr Word”, “Be patient and keep working.” I must confess I used to want more of an answer, something complex that matched my frustration, something profound and life-altering, something challenging. And the more I mature myself, the more I realize their answers are all those things because every single one of them is about being humble and trusting God. He does what He says. And being n humble is by far the most challenging thing I have ever worked on, most profound and life-altering. The mature women were right. We in our sin-loving, selfish nature’s make it difficult. Trusting God is difficult at first but becomes second nature with practice, like my piano pieces worth playing. And when they become simple, that is when the beauty happens. And it is beautiful.😄❤