Spiritual Maturity

Spiritual maturity isn’t much different than aging maturity. As every infant is born naive, all Christians are born in Christ naively. Spiritual maturity is a progressive development – just as an infant grows into a child, then a teen, then a young adult until finally they reach a much more mature age. With each year the child gains knowledge and wisdom through the trials of life. This works the same way as Christianity. With each year, we can grow and mature. However, this is a different type of maturity; so it doesn’t just come with age – it forms through practice, through a study of the Word! We can’t expect to grow into spiritual maturity, if we do not practice spirituality. The first act of maturity is taking the first step towards it. God doesn’t call us to more than we are. He calls upon the weak and vulnerable- He provides the strength and comfort you need. He just asks that you take the initiative to come to Him, to try and get to know Him. We are all born of the water (our first birth) then He calls His children to be born of the spirit. That is when the Holy Spirit comes to inhabit your soul. This cannot be done without Spiritual maturity! Your mind and heart must align to create a pureness of the soul to create a mature housing unit for the spirit to reside. God waits for you to act first. Don’t wait to feel powerful or confident- Move ahead in your weakness. Do this despite your fears or feelings. Immaturity can’t mature without trials and testing! Christians grow to different levels of maturity. God will not give us more than our spiritual maturity level will allow us to properly handle. We must understand that God addressed this in the Bible. (Mark 4) In reference to spiritual maturity – Be mindful of where your mind goes, as the soul will follow. Our minds affect our mouths and our mouths affect our minds. Thoughts are powerful and will control your ability to mature, either in flesh or spirit!