Topic: How matured are you? [Saturday April 11, 2015]
“And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from MAN, made he a WOMAN, and brought her unto the MAN.”-Genesis 2:22
I have heard way too many people describe one another/ others as immature. But what really is maturity, especially in relation to marriage? In my years of experience, I believe it is your ability to handle situations rationally, firmly and spiritually. It is the quality of behaving emotionally and physically appropriate, like an adult. Not overdoing things, but also not under doing them. Your ability to handle issues moderately, with little or no supervision.
Maturity is both physical and psychological. I won’t dwell on the physical part, because I believe most people are more physically mature than they are emotionally or psychologically. Your emotions involve your feelings, whether they are positive or negative. The way you react to situations, how you reason, your communication pattern and your relationships with others. It is what comes from within and cannot be expressed facially. That is why it is said that maturity is not determined by a natural age, but of the mind.
One who is mature would assume responsibility for his or her actions and take up the welfare of the spouse and children. You wouldn’t be rash in taking decisions and be in control of your emotions for the most part; as a mature individual. You won’t transfer aggression to your spouse or children, but will deal with them wisely, according to knowledge. A mature person tries as much as possible to balance every area of his or her life, so loopholes are unnoticeable, if any.
The purpose of marriage is to create help that is suitable, adaptable and complementary; help in all areas of life. So, it is to improve your life and not leave you worse than you were beforehand. Therefore, for you to show maturity in marriage, you must be responsible enough to fulfill God’s purpose for your life first, and then for your family. It is taking up every role given you from God, with seriousness and the fear of Him.
Remain Blessed!
Pastor Faith Abiola Oyedepo is the wife of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide a.k.a. Winners’ Chapel, and Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, Nigeria.
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