Seeds of Learning
2009 at 4:36 pm | by Nicole Whitacre
The teenage years are a time to learn. You have more discretionary time than you will probably every have again. I know you might feel busy—especially when finals roll around—but once you enter the workforce or begin caring for a family, your time will be sucked away by a myriad of responsibilities.
Of course we should never stop learning and growing. But right now, while you are still provided for by your parents, you have a unique opportunity to develop skills and acquire knowledge—skills that glorify God and knowledge about who God is.
You also have access to a variety of teachers: parents, pastors, and educators who are eager to pass on what they know to a new generation.
And there are countless books to teach you more about who God is—His character, His ways, and the world He has created.
Sometimes as teenagers we think we know it all—at least all that matters. We think we know better than the adults around us. But if we realize our ignorance before it is too late, we’ll be eager, even desperate, to learn all we can from those older and wiser.
Consider these questions:
-Which do your parents hear more: complaints about schoolwork or gratefulness for your education?
-Are you diligently working to improve the skills God has given you for His glory?
-What gifts has God blessed you with and how can you develop them for use in the local church?
-How much time do you spend reading? Do you read books that teach you about God and His creation?
-Most importantly, are you daily studying the Bible to learn all you can about God’s character and how to walk in His way?
The seeds of learning, when sowed in the springtime of your existence, will sprout blessing and opportunity throughout your life.
