Do you remember the teacher you liked the least of allllll the teachers you ever had? The one's you wanted to skip their class, and sometimes some of us did. The teacher that gave you homework over the weekend or over a holiday? Remember them? Did you learn anything from that teacher? I bet you did. Even if you think you didn't, you did. It might have been that you learned you don't want to grow up and be like them, but you learned something didn't you?
No matter what age we are, we need to be teachable. No matter how much we thing we know about something, we need to remain open minded and able to learn from others. Sometimes in life, the best thing to do is just listen and learn. At the time I'm writing this, I'm 41. When I tell you to be teachable, we need to allow ourselves to be enriched from people and sources of any age. The ageless wisdom of the Bible, the Word Of God, to the kindergartener child who teaches us to share no matter how much we have to CEO, to janitor and all the in between.
We're particularly blessed to have a Lord and Savior that came to earth to give us knowledge and teach us. In fact some of the disciples even referred to Jesus as "Rabbi". They knew that in the presence of the Lord, to be open and teachable, by the teacher. THE Teacher. Can you imagine what it would've felt like to be able to learn first hand from Jesus? I feel blessed being able to share with everyone what Jesus has taught me. But to have learned from Jesus, walked by him and was able to consume the wisdom he spoke as it came from his mouth! I wish I could've heard all he shared. However I'm blessed to have what I have from those who were martyred so we may hear his teachings.
God has something he wants to teach us. Every day of our lives, he has something for us. Staying grounded in the word, reading it daily, reflecting on it, taking the time consume it. Its a teachable moment we need to take advantage of. its a discipline we often struggle with. I for one, am not a fan of reading. English was one of my worst subjects in school. But as I grow, as I learn, I remain teachable. I seek out knowledge, wisdom, and understanding for what God has for me. We're blessed with amazing pastors that have such a talent for preaching, and teaching us about the word. Telling us more and more about the one we adore. The GOD the most high. And he wants us to pursue him. He wants us to learn from him and learn about him. We'll never know it all.
Psalms 25:5 says Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Lead me, allow me to be taught. Are we missing out on an opportunity to be lead for fear of giving up control? Are we missing out on an opportunity to serve God because we're fearful of not knowing, or messing something up? Are we unwilling to be lead? Are we afraid to be lead because we feel that we should be the one doing the leading? If God is the one doing the leading and teaching what do we have to fear? What do we have need to hold onto? He's in control. We just have to listen. Answer him with "Yes" and "Amen". We should be open to the teachable moments when they come because we never know when the next one will arise.
Part of being teachable is knowing that you're not always going to succeed. In life we're going to face set backs, failures, and doors closed that God did not want opened. If we're called to be taught, we learn. We don't let adversity stop us. We learn. We pick up our brothers and sisters and dust them off, fix their crowns and we say "Rabbi...Teacher...Lead US!". Be open to the opportunities both good and bad. God's making you walk it for a reason. I might be for a day, it might be for a season. But rest assure he's leading you and teaching you and forming you to be what he wants you to be. HIS. His child. His good and faithful servant. His friend. His beloved.
