Everything in today’s society is encouraging kids to grow up too fast. Three year-old's know how to operate every electronic device, young girls have makeup, high heels, and ‘grown up clothes’ put in from of them everywhere they go, and are encouraged to grow up. Every one of us can remember at time when our parents told us, “Oh, grow up”. But now, maybe we should start saying the opposite. There are little kids who are 6, going on 16. I can remember being ‘little’ and wishing I could grow up faster; I couldn’t be an adult soon enough. I never tried to push the idea though. I found it easier to wait and let my mom beg me to wear makeup, or until it wasn’t a question whether I was too young. :)
On the other hand, as we leave our high school years, maturity and ‘adulthood’ are pressed upon us. The other day, someone said to me, “So, you’re all grown up now.” I wanted to say, “No, I’m not. I’m just a little kid.” I’ll be 18 in about 12 weeks. (I looked it up :) ) That’s considered an adult?! I feel like a little kid trying to be my age! I don’t want to grow up! - But that won’t work. Ignoring the future doesn’t work- it still shows up. It’s like a freight train barreling down the track toward you- you can jump on and enjoy the ride, or you can get run over. God created life to move forward- each year building on the last, each experience preparing you for the next, each assignment training you for something greater, and each new blessing bringing new responsibility... life is about growth. Jesus “increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man” (Luke 2.52) Together, let’s grow up; grow up and be the next generation of adults.
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