On Maturing: 1 Corinthians 13:11

MATURING The quote from first Corinthians depicts what mans maturation should be like. It states that when one is a child, he naturally acts like a child. Though, when he comes of age, more is expected of him and he must lay the childish behavior and ignorance aside. The passage expresses that the act of maturing is in ones own control. It says that he put away the childish things. In order for one to …

…analyze situations in order to experience the best outcome. A boy maturing into a man is like a flower blooming, open to the world for the first time. While soaking in the suns warm rays, the new blossom is still vulnerable to the forces of the world. Whether it is the light sprinkle of his first love, or a torrential downpour of heartbreak, the flower, though mature, is still susceptible to the forces of life.