Are You Spiritually Mature Yet?
- olivierbranford
- Oct 30, 2024
- 6 min read
Updated: Jan 25
Sometimes, we are 'tested'. Not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths. These tests help us to mature spiritually.
If you can take your troubles as they come, if you can maintain your calm and composure amid pressing duties and unending engagements, if you can rise above the distressing and disturbing circumstances in which you are set down, you have discovered a priceless secret of daily living that few people have.
Even if you are forced to go through life weighed down by some unescapable misfortune or handicap and yet live each day as it comes with poise and peace of mind, you have succeeded where most people have failed. You have wrought a greater achievement than a person who rules a nation. Have you achieved poise, equanimity, and peace of mind? Are you spiritually mature yet? This is how you can tell...

Spiritual maturity
What is spiritual maturity?
Spiritual maturity is when you stop trying to change others; instead focus on changing yourself
Spiritual maturity is when you accept people, places, events, and things as they are - this is called emotional sobriety
Spiritual maturity is when you understand everyone is right in their own perspective - as William Shakespeare said in Hamlet "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"
Spiritual maturity is when you learn to 'let go'
Spiritual maturity is when you are able to drop 'expectations' from a relationship and give for the sake of giving: Serve for the sake of serving
Spiritual maturity is when you understand that whatever you do, you do for your own peace
Spiritual maturity is when you stop trying to prove to the world how intelligent or successful you are
Spiritual maturity is when you don't seek approval from others
Spiritual maturity is when you stop comparing with others
Spiritual maturity is when you are at peace with yourself
Spiritual maturity is when you are able to differentiate between 'need' and 'want' and are able to let go of your wants
Spiritual maturity is when you choose authenticity over attachment - when you drop the mask
Spiritual maturity is when you find your Real Personal Power, whilst remaining humble
Spiritual maturity is when you discover the meaning and purpose of your life
Spiritual maturity is when you turn your wounds into wisdom
Spiritual maturity is when you stop resisting life and find flow
Spiritual maturity is when you 'know thyself'
Spiritual maturity is when you stop judging others and yourself
Spiritual maturity is when you discover the power of unconditional love - become a warrior for love
You gain spiritual maturity when you stop attaching joy to material things and realise that joy is an inner process
Galatians 4:19 states "My little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you! Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I'm going through labour pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives." Transformation is the giving birth to your saviour, and that saviour is you.
The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Galatians, expressed his intense desire for the believers in Galatia to grow in their spiritual maturity. He likened his longing to the pains of childbirth, emphasising the depth of his passion for their spiritual growth. His goal was not just for them to accept Christ but for Christ to be formed in them. This is the ultimate goal of spiritual maturity - for Christ to be formed in us, for His nature and character to be reflected in our lives. This is how you deflate your ego and expand your soul.
Spiritual maturity is not a destination but a journey. It's a process of continual growth and transformation. It's about becoming more like Christ in our thoughts, attitudes, and actions. It's about allowing God's Word to shape us and mold us into the image of Christ. It's time to invoke your 'God-Mode.'...
If you haven't done so already, do listen to the poem 'If...' by Rudyard Kipling:
Namaste.
Olly
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