MATURITY

"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I UNDERSTOOD as a child, I THOUGHT as a child: but when I became a man, I put away CHILDISH things". 1 Corinthians 13:11. If public prayer, Bible reading, few dollars in the offering plates, committee membership or any elected positions are the marks of maturity in the lives of believers, what are the characteristics of immaturity? Well, let me see: A mature person stays with a task until it's finished- a child who is immature doesn't, a mature person doesn't enjoy feeling that he or she has been mistreated- a child does, a mature person doesn't have to have his or her way about everything- if a child doesn't have his or her way, he or she will pick up their toys and goes to their corner or home, a mature person doesn't have to head the list and be first in everything including programs and flyers- but a child that doesn't get to be first will often pout and complain. Now, are you a mature or immature believer? Well, are you??? It's time to truthfully answer my friend!!