ARE YOU BEING CHILDISH OR CHILDLIKE?

"Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions."(Matt. 7:20,NLT) We can say a person is being childish or childlike based on his or her actions. "When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things."(1 Cor. 13:11,NLT) We can see from our text that, through speech, thinking and reasoning, a person can be said to be CHILDISH. On the other hand, one is described as being CHILDLIKE when he exhibits humility in his character. "So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven."(Matt. 18:4,NLT) The point we are making is that, it is important for one to BE LIKE A CHILD but not to BEHAVE AS A CHILD. There are some qualities in children we must have as adults. But at the same time, there are some behaviours among children that we must not have as we grow! Knowing the difference is wisdom. Be childlike but not childish. AB@TWD