Maturity

*the journey ahead is not going to easier... We need to be stronger!

Maturity : balance is the key to life

Ephesians 4:11-16
   -if we are being childish in our faith, we will be easily tossed by waves of crisis


Ephesians 4;10-13
   -mature adults : fully developed with and without, fully alive like Christ

Like 9:3
   -carrying the cross of Jesus is a daily thing
      -carrying the sustainability is to be balance
Carrying the cross picture
   -embrace the spiritual and the earthly

Ephesians 4;1
   -our calling and lifestyle are to be fit each other... Balance


**To avoid being disillusioned, learn to expect a miracle; but also embrace the mystery of God
   -When we are in a crisis, expect a miracle to happen! But our faith should also allow mystery of God to work in our life

How to deal with disappointment?
   -ability to accept the mystery of God



Colossians 2;2
   -Jesus is a mystery.. He is unpredictable
      -Jesus way is higher than our ways, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts
Psalm 37 4-5
   -every promise of God is not in our hands but it's within our reach
   -though we have a plan and gave it to God, we have to trust in Him not in our plan!

Why does do work in our plan and leave us hanging...
   -What if the reason why God doesn't meet your expectations is because he wants to exceed them!

*We need to be in a state of full trust in God

Ephesians 3;8-13
Ephesians 3:14-19
   -learn to appreciate and embrace the mystery
   *Sometimes no explanation is sufficient for the suffering, just believe and trust God
Ephesians 3:20
   -things always happen with happy ending when we fully trust in Him

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   -God will use problems to make us more and more like Jesus

John 21:18