Do you like to teach or instruct others? Do you like to learn, seeking to become a better you? Are you a reader, someone who always has a book or two that you are reading? Are you patient when teaching others? Are you willing to correct someone tactfully, yet firmly?
Instructing, teaching, and correcting others is a worthwhile effort. We do not need to be in the teaching profession to do so. On the other hand, being willing to be instructed, taught, and corrected is an important quality we all need. None of us can know everything nor can we always be correct.
A lesson I learned while working in the IT profession is that I could not know everything there was to know. Not only could I not know everything, but I was not the only one who had an idea about how to tackle a specific problem. It was through discussion and asking questions that we collectively would come to the best solution. This concept applies to many of our professions.
That concept also applies to our walk with Christ. Each of us has had different experiences with God working in our lives. We have each experienced Scripture coming alive to us in different situations. Sitting down to discuss God’s Word, rereading it, listening to one another, and being willing to learn is how we mature in our faith.
As the Apostle Paul tells Timothy, Scripture is inspired by God. God’s Word is useful to us, if we are willing to learn from it. But to learn from it, we must give up our preconceived notions. Through my own study, I have discovered that some things I was taught when I was younger were incorrect. I wouldn’t have discovered that if I had not be willing to read Scripture and study with an open mind and truly seeking to gain a deeper understanding.
I pray we all seek to continue to learn. I pray we spend time reading and discussing God’s Word. I pray each one of us approach Scripture with an open mind and dig deeper to better understand. Seek to learn. Read God’s Word. Discuss God’s Word. Have an open mind. Dig deeper to understand.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the person of God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
Marty Pressey 