Quotes about Maturity

Older ladies dressed like hippies would maintain that they knew what they were doing.

To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.

Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God. Some people mature into an understanding of God's will more quickly than others because they obey more readily; they more readily sacrifice the life of nature to the will of God.

The saint who satisfies the heart of Jesus will make other saints strong and mature for God.

No one is born either naturally or supernaturally with character; it must be developed.

Your growth in grace is not measured by the fact that you haven't turned back, but that you have an insight and understanding into where you are spiritually. Have you heard God say, "Come up higher," not audibly on the outer level, but to the innermost part of your character?

many of us prefer to stay at the entrance to the Christian life, instead of going on to create and build our soul in accordance with the new life God has placed within us.

Remember, waiting isn't just about what you are hoping for at the end of the wait, but also about what you will become as you wait.

For students who have not been required to confess that it is easier to learn theology then live it, it is tempting to think maturity is more a matter of knowing in a matter of living

maturity is about how you live your life. It is possible to be theologically astute and be very immature. It is possible to be biblically literate and be in need of significant spiritual growth.

Midlife doesn't introduce you to a new you; it forces you to admit who you have been all along.

But it must be said that maturity is not merely something you do with your mind. No, maturity is about how you live your life. It is possible to be theologically astute in yet very immature. It is possible be biblically literate and in need of significant spiritual growth.