Maturity

Maturity is the fruit of conscious choice and proactive living. It is not attained passively. No one drifts into maturity. It is characterized by humility, introspection and compassion. It is fundamentally a gift from God, as is all of life. The mature mind recognizes the power of the ego and its primal selfishness, and looks to God, Who loves all, to overcome it. The world distracts from the important journey of maturity; but it also is the arena in which God is knocking on the door. Immaturity results in unfulfillment. This unfulfillment is God knocking on the door. God commands us to love, and as we choose, over and over, to both receive [from God] and give [to others] this love, we grow in maturity. This is a process that might be described as waking up. Reality and the spiritual principles of life have never changed. But God has given us the awesome gift of freedom, and the responsibility to rise up, through conscious choice out of the mundane, routine, self-centered life; to survey the horizons in search of Truth. And there is One Who stands at the center of history Who welcomes us and proclaims that He is the Truth. He demonstrates and imparts wisdom and maturity to all who are strong enough to submit to Him. When we bow to Christ, we enter into a new realm of existence--we are "born again" into the awakened and awakening life of eternal Spirit. Our  eyes are opened to the realities of good and evil, and we are empowered to walk in Light. This Light is peace, joy, abundant life and especially Love for God and man. We wake up and realize that we have never been outside the domain of the Creator/God, Who is Love. We realize that the universe is a manifestation of Love, and that even evil is being allowed because of Love. We find our fulfillment and joy in being a conscious manifestation of God's Love--in abiding in His Spirit. We enter into the eternal Life.