MATURE!

Philosophy: “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things”- Paul of Tarsus As I read and pondered on these words of Paul, I concluded that maturity can be measured by what you say (words), how you understand (understanding) and what & how you think (thought). Starting from what you say; we can deduce to a large extent how mature you are by your words. We see a lot of people who talk before they think which is suppose to be the other way round. Now, if your success is at the mercy of what you say, will you succeed? I have even seen Christians who contradict their prayers by their confession- They pray for wealth yet they confess “I don’t have money”. When I see someone talking like that, I can conclude that their maturity is questionable not withstanding their age. Think thoroughly before you talk, it is better not to say anything than to say something unreasonable. Knowledge talks wisdom listens. How do you understand things? “Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom but in all thy getting, understanding” said an old time philosopher. I make bold to say that understanding can be gotten! Hear me- There is a disparity between knowledge and understanding. Knowledge is what you read; understanding is what you get from what you have read. Somebody asked me one day- “How come you understand so much?” I will answer this question in a moment. Stay in touch. Understanding is what makes the difference between you and me. The reason Dr David Oyedepo will read the same book I read and get a higher result than I got is UNDERSTANDING. So how do I get understanding? One of the primary ways to flow in the realm of unusual understanding is by meditation. How do I know? Hear what David Jesse said, a man who is a replica of what understanding is, “...The meditation of my heart shall be of understanding”. Meditation means to ponder on, to think through. The more you meditate about a matter, the better your understanding of that matter. And lastly, what and how you think. Statistics has proven that only 5% of the human race think, 15% think they are thinking, while the remaining 85% would rather die than think! The deeper your thought, the more mature you become. Be careful what you think and how you think. There is a difference between worry and thinking. Worry dwells on the problem, thinking focuses on the solution. THINK! Paul of Tarsus gave us six principles on what and how to think, he said “Finally brethren, whatsoever things are TRUE, whatsoever things are HONEST, whatsoever things are JUST, whatsoever things are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY, whatsoever things are of GOOD REPORT; if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things. Bill Gate, the present second richest man in the world and the founder of Microsoft was said to be a good thinker while he was growing up- he always had a time and a place to think, and while in the process, he sometimes forgets to take his meal. So one of those days, as he was thinking, his mum came in to tell him that his meal was ready and guess his response to his mother- “Mum can’t you see I’m thinking...don’t you think?”