“But you must never stop looking at the perfect law that sets you free. God will bless you in everything you do, if you listen and obey, and don't just hear and forget”. James 1:25 (CEV)
We must be careful not to be impatient with God, for impatience is childishness, and childishness is an obstacle to God’s working in us.
Moses was childish when he cried out, “You have not rescued your people at all”. (Ex. 5:23 NIV) He thought God should have delivered His people from Egypt immediately and since God did not respond that way, Moses impatiently exploded against God.
Childishness destroys the very character of God in us. It says, “God promised but He has not fulfilled His promise”. It declares that God’s actions must be compressed into my time schedule and it must be done my way.
It is likened to the frustration of a baby who cannot control his/her parents, who cannot cope with an adult world. Childishness is essentially trying to bring God down to earth and forcing Him to obey earthly laws instead of the laws of heaven.
Am I a sulking Christian?
Do I have to have my way?
Do I flare up like Moses, pout like King Saul or sulk like Jonah?
Do I get mad at God because I cannot control Him?
The remedy for childishness is not time because many people are still childish in later years. The solution is to take a good look at ourselves. Nothing stops the pouting better than a good look in the mirror.
That is why we must use our Bible constantly like a mirror. It will tell us what we need to know about ourselves.
James tells us if we look closely at the spiritual mirror and allow it to correct us, we will be “blessed” in what we do. (James 1:25)
That is the maturity we should all strive for, to become mature in Christ and be blessed in what we do.
“So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides”. Col. 3:1 Message Bible
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