Maturity Comes

Good morning family. This feels like Sunday. We're up and moving, getting ready to finish up our Christmas shopping. Want to invite all the ladies over tonight for a "game night". Thought it would be fun to laugh a little, play some games and relax. No babies, no men, just us. If you're free, swing by for a good time and good eats. I don't think we ever outgrow "thinking back". We're often reminded that we shouldn't dwell on the past and I agree with this. But I can't help but think about my immature years and those things about me that still require additional maturity. I finally realized that being in a "grown up" body didn't make me a mature adult. Maturity truly kicks in when we realize that our parents loved us enough to offer correction and that their primary goal was to protect us. We looked at it as a restriction, lack of understanding on their part. What I've taken into "adult hood" is that our children may not understand everything we do, they may not behave the way we want them to and they may even resent us at times. But if we've done our part, giving all we could give, done all we can do, loved them as God says we should, then we need only sit back and wait for their maturity. Remember someone had to wait for us to mentally grow up. This morning I ask God to give us all "mature" hearts and minds, I pray that we all focus on being better/stronger people of God. I offer my children this, never sell out for what the world offers you because you've been bought and paid for in full. Jesus paid it all. Everyone have a blessed Saturday, happy shopping for those who have to put the final touches for the holiday. TeamMaturityComes, Bblessedloveyou.