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Be An Adult
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Be An Adult
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by Charles Finney
1Corinthians 13:11: “When I was a child, I spake as a Spiritual growth is the development of essential child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but principles of virtues like honesty, genuine love, forgiveness, when I became a man, I put away childish things.” kindness, and speaking the truth. Spiritual growth is
Today, it seems a lot of people we think of as adults spending time with God, studying and reading the Bible, are still children. Age does not determine adult status. and praying to Him—telling Him of your questions, When a person becomes an adult, it is through a process worries, and concerns. Separation from God leads to a of not only physical but emotional and spiritual growth lack of love for your fellow man, childish behavior, lying and understanding. about their character, and unkind acts to destroy your
A child first crawls, then attempts to walk but falls. They will keep up this process until they take a first step, then walk. Soon the walk turns into a jog, then a run. Trial and error, or learning and recording, turns failure into success. The physical person develops from a baby of dependence to a child of independence to a person of strength and physical maturity: fully developed in stature, but lacking in emotional and spiritual maturity. Still a child.
Emotional growth stems from the collective experiences, expressions, understanding, and regulation of the feelings of joy, sorrow, fear, hate, love, etc. Children pout, whine, and complain. As one grows in emotional maturity, one does not let the heat of the mind be prone to anger but makes it fellow humans, no matter their race, sex, age, or religious stay in calmness and a state of composure. Proverbs 15:18: affiliation. Still a child. “A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to Today’s adults seem to lack wisdom, justice, judgment, anger appeaseth strife.” Being an emotionally mature adult and equity. They strive for fake news, destructive lies, and is when you are able to respond to situations and control innuendos to damage the reputations of others. These are your emotions when dealing with others. Proverbs 15:1-2: the children who did not hear their fathers or forefathers. “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir Proverbs 1:8: “My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: forsake not the law of thy mother.” Proverbs 22:6: “Train up but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.” An adult a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will would not show a lack of sense, be inconsiderate, or conduct not depart from it.” foolish speech which was lacking in forethought or caution. Put away childish things and misunderstandings. Emotional maturity does not let the child rear its reactive 1 Corinthians 14:20: “Brethren, be not children in head and pout, whine, or complain over how we were treated understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in or how things used to be. In doing so, we are still children. understanding be men.” Love, forgive, and speak the truth. Now you are an adult. 20 // October 2020
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