Have you ever been annoyed at someone’s immaturity?
If only he wouldn’t…? If only she wasn’t so….? Why doesn’t he realize…? Why does she always do that? Can’t they just grow up!?
We are slow to realize the beauty of simply serving. Though it may seem far more satisfactory pointing out the immaturity and taking opportunity to correct the obvious it is typically lacking love. When we consider the vast expanse between the wisdom of God and our maturity we will see the person vexing us really isn’t different from ourselves. Seeing the great and undeserved love given to us casts our actions towards another in a vastly different light – see Matthew 18.
If we do not love it is because we have not received His love, IE – we do not know Him. Yes, the greatest indicator to the measure we have touched or experienced the depth, width, length and height of His love is how we respond to others. Specifically others who we would naturally view as having a lesser importance than ourselves.
Consider the way Jesus, the perfect representation of the Father, related to twelve immature men He chose to disciple, how He responded to every petty request and selfish response. Empowered by love they served to lead and led to serve. Not taking lightly that the greater position they were given the more they must become like the ‘servant of all’. Emulating Christ was not to become a ruler so as to lord over the peoples but to become their servant.
Today when you see ones younger or more immature than yourself ask the Holy Spirit what He says about them, what is their destiny in Him?Are you in a position of authority? All the more reason to respond with love, looking for ways to serve one who Jesus has called beautiful. Seeing the eternal being Jesus longs to bring into the full fellowship of the trinity rather than the annoying twerp will give new perspective to every opportunity to serve.
After all, in an upside down kingdom, you never know when the gardener might be a king.