Teachable Moments

Whether you are a parent, grandparent, or are simply around kids, I’m sure you’ve thought about this phrase: teachable moment. That time when a child does something and you want to call them out on it in frustration, but want to do so in a graceful way, you see it as a more “teachable moment” – a time to teach a lesson.

Well, you know what? I think that’s exactly what God does with us. He already knows all of the events that are going to effect our lives, and God never lets anything go to waste. So I think he uses every moment as a teachable moment.

There are lessons to be learned in every season of life – whether a thriving or challenging season. And are we willing to slow down long enough to pay attention to the lessons God might be trying to teach us through that moment?

I think it almost goes without saying that the times when I’ve grown the most is when God has most challenged my faith through a difficult season. But are we willing to see it? Are we willing to learn what God is trying to teach us, without complaint, but with open eyes and faith and trust in him?

I want to be someone who is teachable. I want to be someone who is wise. And the only way to do that is to have an open heart and to recognize that I can always learn something. That I will forever have room to grow. That I will always need to rely on Christ to soften my heart long enough to be teachable.

Are you teachable? Are you willing to listen to how God might be using others or moments in your life, to keep you moldable? Until the day we see Jesus face to face, we are never done learning and growing. Don’t ever stop.