Teachable is Sustainable

Ah, what a stressful day. My mother is sick with a bad tooth and can’t see the oral surgeon until Wednesday and it seems everyone on social media has become professional political candidates trying to entice people with their view point. – MAKE IT STOP. Dorthey clicked her heels three times to go home, but I want to go to OZ!

There is so much hurt and sorrow in our broken world, our broken society, hurting people hurt people and so this creates a cycle of pain that is not simply forgotten. It is very easy to get caught up in all the negativity, all that agony, sigh. (And I am a believer of helping carry one another’s burdens.)

As a Christian, I believe it is so important to have a teachable heart, although this is not limited to believers alone. You will not find the word “teachable” directly in the bible but it certainly is implied. Teachable means the ability to be taught and that requires a humble heart with the recognition that you don’t know it all.

Not many seek or walk in humbleness these days because it requires a crushing of one’s ego and experiencing humility in some way or fashion.  And walking in ego feels good so to squash it is difficult. Tough things to mentally chew on. If we all approached a problem with a teachable heart (regardless of status in life) we’d more than likely learn something, hopefully at the least some empathy. Ah, but everyone loves to cast stones and throw sticks at each other, which doesn’t move us forward.

In life, we should be moving forward. I often tell people faith should propel you forward not backward. Faith is a forward motion; thus advancing, making progress.   This means you are moving ahead in life and not stuck or stagnant.

God always moves us forward, never backward. He the preeminent communicator and the great lover of all people with empathy that defines and encompasses love, compassion, and mercy. His goal is always for us to move forward, to advance in life which requires (in my opinion) a teachable heart… this requires us to put our guard down, admit we don’t know everything, shake off our offended hearts, and stop, look, & listen (as the famous song sings)… even when we don’t agree.

If you are a Christian learn to be the light in the darkness… move people forward with your faith especially when theirs is non-existence or failing. Before everything blows up pray, when everything does blow up pray, and when everything is good pray… Why? Because prayer works, prayer is powerful, it’s free to do, it’s effective, it advances you forward, and this world needs it!

Just my thoughts as I sit here while my house is finally quiet and I sip on my cinnamon coffee… food for thought..

Acts 10: ³⁴ Then Peter started speaking: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people… (yep that is right)

Good Afternoon Ladies…

Matthew 5: ⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ so that you may be children of your Father in heaven.

PS. I love “food for thought” but if all we ever do is think and never act, hear and never do… we have a problem…