There are no shortcuts to maturity in discipleship; it was, is, and always will be learned over time and under pressure walking in union with Christ."
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
Tags: maturity discipleship union-with-christ r-alan-woods experientially
Age brings maturity, experience ripens it.
Vimal AthithanTags: life age maturity experience-inspiration
The only parts that really matter and take commitment in wedding vows are; worse, sickness and poorer. Better, richer and healthy is pretty easy to deal with.
Rob LianoTags: inspiration responsibility maturity commitment wedding-vows
Many things become clearer with the perspective of maturity gained.
Jacqueline PatricksTags: life-lessons maturity clarity jacqueline-patricks perscpective
Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved."
Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love."
Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."
Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.
Tags: art love immaturity maturity need
Maturity: knowing where you're crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control.
Alain de BottonTags: self-awareness control maturity craziness warnings
Nothing is more foreign than the world of one's childhood when one has truly left it.
Pär LagerkvistTags: childhood growth maturity
They drove back to her house in silence. Terrance pulled the car into the driveway and turned off the engine. Turning toward her, he said, “Khadejah, I really like you a lot and I don’t want to hurt you. But I’m not a virgin and I like to have sex. If we’re going to keep seeing each other, you’ve got to make a decision, because if I can’t get it from you I’ll get it from someone else.” He looked her straight in her tear-filled eyes. “I need to know whether to get a room for after the concert. Let me know tomorrow.” He reached over and opened her door.
Khadejah didn’t say a word. She got out of the car and went into the house.
Terrance sat there for a few minutes wondering if he was being fair. She had to know that he was having sex. Damn, I should feel honored that she’s still a virgin, he thought. Shit, I’ll just have my cake and eat it, too.
Ten minutes later, Terrance was knocking on Adrienne’s door. “Hey, can I come in?
Tags: love relationships maturity coming-of-age teen-love
I was not 15 anymore, and choices no longer had that same clear, bright edge to them.
Geraldine BrooksGrass that is here today and gone tomorrow does not require much time to mature. A giant oak tree that lasts for generations requires much more time to grow strong.
Henry T. BlackabyTags: strength patience maturity god-s-timing
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