LIFE AS A TEACHER

Deuteronomy 6:5-7

I have always embraced the concept of life long learning, of discovering a lesson in every event and every experience that I found myself in. It was God’s intention that adults would teach their children at all times and in all situations the love of God and the importance of God’s commands.  If I keep my eyes open I will see opportunities to do this all through the day.

Jesus taught with his life as he lived his life with his disciples and the other folks who he encountered throughout the day.  Every event and every experience had a lesson to be learned within it.  He did not isolate or insolate himself and his disciples.  They simply lived their lives together for three years and in their daily comings and goings learned what he wanted them to be and do.  He learned from his Father’s method of teaching and passed that method on to those whom he taught.  Life lessons are to be found in all I experience; I simply need to keep awake and alert as I walk through my day.

As I look to Jesus as a teacher, it’s not just about what he says; it’s also about how he says it and how he is to those he is sharing with.  His life speaks just as loudly as his words.  I want this to be true of me as well.

God speaks to me through His Holy Spirit.  He speaks and teaches through nature and through the Scriptures.  I am surrounded by lessons to be learned through life experiences.  I need to pay attention and be aware of what God is showing me at all times and in all placed.  A full life involves all experiences; happiness and sorrow; fun and serious; joy and pain.  I can learn from all of it.