<div><p>Although it has been said many times, it is worth repeating: one of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weakness. </p><p>When you are a spiritually mature person, your response is with compassion and a sincere desire to understand another person's suffering/actions/beliefs.</p><p>For most people, this kind of maturity takes time and experience gained through valuable life lessons. For others, it is as natural as breathing. </p><p>If you want a good gauge for where you stand on the spectrum of spiritual maturity, see how you measure up to these five signs:</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/16913-C-S-Lewis-Quote-Integrity-is-doing-the-right-thing-even-when-no_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>1. Your life is guided by a set of core principles and values</h3><p>Spiritually immature people live their lives without awareness. They don't examine their own beliefs, values and assumptions that guide their actions.</p><p>However, <strong>mature people consciously and carefully develop life habits that are consistent with the core values of love, compassion, and empathy.</strong></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/HandsForgiveness_1920x1080_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>2. You are slow to anger and quick to forgive</h3><p>One saying that perfectly illustrates immaturity goes like this: holding onto anger is like drinking poison and hoping that the other dies. A spiritually immature person holds grudges and dwells on the things that others did wrong.</p><p><strong>If you are spiritually mature, you have learned how to constructively let go of the anger you're feeling and move on with your life.</strong></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/5f2e036c92ea0215fa2512bf92700398.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/5f2e036c92ea0215fa2512bf92700398_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/5f2e036c92ea0215fa2512bf92700398_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>3. You care deeply for others who have less</h3><p>A spiritually immature person thinks only of themselves. But, the spiritually mature person is always aware that there are people in the world struggling to make ends meet. <strong>They know that for a society to be healthy, it must care for the weakest among them.</strong></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/4ffce8724cf19a22e0e4d320dbeac405.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>4. You see the world through the eyes of a child - but you're not naive</h3><p>A spiritually immature person is easily jaded and choses to see the world as a bitter place. However, <strong>a spiritually mature person knows that the key to happiness is a lifelong sense of wonder and awe</strong>. Every moment is a gift and they are careful not to squander the present with negativity.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/706034-Reinhold-Niebuhr-Quote-Change-what-cannot-be-accepted-and-accept_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><h3>5. You are at peace with what cannot be changed</h3><p>If you're spiritually immature, you're likely always worried about something beyond your control. Fretting about things that you cannot change or influence does nothing but drain you of energy. </p><p><strong>Spiritually mature people know this, they accept what they can't control and focus only on what they can influence in the present. </strong></p><p><strong><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></strong></p><p>[h/t <a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-signs-youre-spiritually-mature.html">Lifehack</a>]</p></div>