What is Spiritual Maturity?

1. Spiritual Maturity is – when you stop trying to change others, instead focus on changing yourself.
2. Spiritual Maturity is when you accept people as they are.
3. Spiritual Maturity is when you understand everyone is right in their own perspective.
4. Spiritual Maturity is when you learn to “let go”.
5. Spiritual Maturity is when you are able to drop “expectations” from a relationship and give for the sake of giving.
6. Spiritual Maturity is when you understand whatever you do, you do for your own peace.
7. Spiritual Maturity is when you stop proving to the world, how intelligent you are.
8. Spiritual Maturity is when you don’t seek approval from others.
9. Spiritual Maturity is when you stop comparing with others.
10. Spiritual Maturity is when you are at peace with yourself.
11. Spiritual Maturity is when you are able to differentiate between “need” and “want” and are able to let go of your wants & last but most meaningful !
12. You gain Spiritual Maturity when you stop attaching “happiness” to material things. From the pages of Fr. Jacob Pakkam, sdb