Self-Discovery The missing ingredient Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Why do so many marriages fall apart today? The answer crosses faith and culture. But one often-overlooked action can change everything and restore what was lost. The four levels of maturity Marriage, once considered a sacred, lifelong covenant, now often feels like a conditional arrangement. “Until death do us part” has been replaced with “until it becomes inconvenient” or “until I no longer feel the same.” What’s the root cause of this shift? One word: maturity. Or more accurately, the lack of it. Let’s look at the four basic levels of maturity that have existed since the dawn of humanity. They range from complete selfishness to complete selflessness. Level 1 Maturity: the child “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 Corinthians 13:11 NLT) The lowest level of maturity is that of a child.…