With the rise of various movie and television apps, you now can go back and watch television shows and movies from when you grew up. I was born in the mid 1960’s and I remember watching television shows from that era on reruns, as well as shows from the 70’s and 80’s as well.  What is interesting is that many of the shows that I enjoyed as a child, are now what can I say are kind of dumb. I sit back and wonder why I found them so enjoyable. You know the answer, I’ve grown up. I have matured and have put away childish things.

As Christians we are called to grow up. Yes, Jesus said, ““Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”  Everyone one of us should always have a child like faith that simply believes it is so, when it is not so, simply because God said so. But we are not to have a childish faith. The Bible urges us to go onto maturity. We must grow up in our faith.

Years living as a Christian does not produce maturity. We see that in evidence today as so many men refuse to grow up and remain boys playing with their toys. To mature spiritually, we must embrace spiritual discipline.  We grow in our understanding through bible study, meditation, and memorization. We grow in our relationship with God through prayer and fasting. We grow in our service through worship, evangelism, and ministry. We grow in our relationship with others through fellowship and love. Just like a child requires someone to help them as they grow, we need others to help us. So, find someone who is a mature believer and ask them to help you grow up.