We don't learn best
by just studying or researching or burying our noses in books.
We learn by
observing, by imitating, by doing, by doing alongside, by watching and then
trying.
This is the way one
learns about life, God, relationships, finances, jobs, marriage, sports,
nature, science, etc.
We can study all we
want, but if we never do it, see someone else do it, try it ourselves, put our
hands to it, watch someone else do it and learning by observing and putting it
into practice, then we are just a bunch of learned people, but not truly doers
and practitioners of whatever it is that we claim to have knowledge of.
This is the way
Jesus taught and things were taught back then.
To truly become a
disciple, a follower, they needed to become like the Rabbi!
To be covered in
their rabbi's dust. To be walking so close to the Rabbi that whatever they
smelled, got dirty with, ate, felt, wherever they slept, however they responded
to things, reacted to challenges, situations, events, etc. the disciples
imitated.
As adults, as
parents, we need to realize that this generation is the "NOW"
generation. This is the generation that is inheriting the world, the church and
society in general.
What are we
investing in in their lives? What values, principles, foundation are we helping
them lay for the near future? Will the tools we give them help them build their
lives on the rock?
Or will they build
their lives/houses on passing things, things that don't last, that won't help
them and support them when things get hard?
What are we modeling
for them/ How are they going to make God a priority in their lives? Are we
communicating that to them? Are we showing them and modeling that to them?
How will they learn
about prayer, worship, the word of God, the intimacy and relationship with
Jesus through the Holy Spirit, and the H.S. role in their lives today,
salvation, etc?
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