TRUE MATURITY

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.  John 15:5

Who wants to be mature? Everyone does I think. No one wants to stay the same forever. We, in nature, want to see some development in ourselves.

Because of that, we tend to work so hard to improve, work out our weaknesses. We make every effort to practice and see the good result of it. We train ourselves to excel in intellectual, physical, emotional, and mental aspect. We want to be independent. We desire increase and gain something to grow.

However, the question is, "Is this the kind of maturity God is looking for?"

Yes, we can become mature in those aspects mentioned above but Jesus made us realize that true maturity is in Him alone. God wants spiritual maturity.

As we get to know Christ and draw closer to Him, we see more of Him and look away of ourselves. The more we know Christ, the lesser we become self-centered.

Therefore, in the world's point-of-view, we are mature when we increase and become independent. But in christianity point-of-view, the more we gain knowledge of Christ, the lesser we become independent of ourselves. That's how we become mature. So maturity is realizing your need of Jesus in your life and yearning to be more dependent of Him. For apart from Him, we can do nothing.