All humans go through stages of growth and development until full adulthood. We come into this world as helpless babies, move on through stages of childhood, the teen years and then into full adulthood. The trouble for some is that they are only young once, but they are immature indefinitely. Maturity is not merely a matter of aging and years; it is a matter of internal mental development and character growth.

We cannot blame a child for the faults of society or the family into which he or she was born. Even adults cannot advance if they have no knowledge and understanding. Maturity can be grasped as a goal by any person who seeks, who knocks and who makes a determined effort to be better. We are advised to grow up. True maturity comes through coming to know God and putting away the childish practices and habits of our youth (1 Corinthians 13:11).