Daily writing prompt

When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?

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Looking back I can see that I began to grow up when I stopped praying for miracles and instead started praying for the strength to do the ordinary things and mundane work needed to produce a harvest from seed to fruit. Not that I have already attained to a fully grown measure in Christ. I press toward it though. The foolishness of youth often makes a miracle necessary, and God is merciful to all who come to Him in sincerity. It is just with wisdom and gray hairs, God expects us to thrive by the ordinary means of grace. (Psalm 126:6; 2 Timothy 2:22; Proverbs 20:29; 1 Peter 2:2-3; Ephesians 4:13; Philippians 3:12-14; Colossians 4:12)