Have you ever come to the spot where you think you have learned enough? Or perhaps you have studied the Bible enough times, you don’t think you need to keep on learning? Consider this thought quoted by my husband, Lynn Schaal, “Our learning stops when we are not receptive to new things.”
Our good friend, Paul Tierney once said about teaching young cowboys the skills that he is an expert in,, …. “I can’t teach them anything because they are too busy showing me what they know.”
Prov. 10:8 says this, “The wise in heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will fall.”
Prov. 19:20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.
Obviously one of the secrets to Solomon’s wisdom was his willingness to receive.
Here’s what he said in Proverbs….
Prov. 4:10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many.
One of the most beautiful things about being filled with the Spirit of God is that we can become more and more sensitive to the voice of God. We are His sheep, and the more we listen, the better we can hear His voice. The quicker we can be obedient, because we aren’t questioning is this really God, is this me, is this the devil. A sheep knows and is receptive to the shepherds voice. We can know our Savior’s voice, understand His instruction, and follow through in teaching what we know to someone else. Let’s not just be busy doing our thing, let’s be busy doing God’s thing. What we have been receptive to learn, let’s put into practice, and then the promise will be ours for a long, fulfilling life on the earth.