Teachers in Life School - Psalm 25

 

Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.^(E)
 Guide me in your truth^(F) and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,^(G)
and my hope is in you^(H) all day long.

Psalm 25:4-5

 

 

Teachers = School.

 

And for most of us school = "Aww man...do I have to?"

 

But the truth is, we are always in the mode of learning. We are always in school. Regardless of whether we sit at a desk or take tests at the end of nine weeks, we are in school for the rest of our lives.

 

The difference between "Life School" and "High School" is in "Life School" we get to choose our teachers - - and sometimes we don't choose very well.

 

Stop for a minute and think about all of the different people in your life.

Think about your friends, your family, your school teachers, your doctors, your hair stylist, your cousins, your aunts & uncles, your pastor, your coaches, your...fill-in the blank. Think about the dozens if not hundreds of people with whom you are in contact each week. Now include every actor, model, sports star, musician, and media outlet that you experience - even in a single glance when you open a web page.

 

Take a minute and try and identify all of those different people....

 

It's kind of hard - isn't it? There are countless names and faces and all of those different persons have the potential to be teachers in your life.

 

They can influence how you speak, act, dress and think.

They can teach you a belief system, a social hierarchy and a communication method.

They can truly teach you to be you.

They can teach you if you  choose to let them teach you.

 

In "Life School" you have a choice to determine who will be your teachers. You can choose to be influenced by great followers of Jesus and intellects who will frame the future. You can choose to be taught by the socially conscious and learn how to seek justice and mercy. You can choose to be taught by those whose main focus is self-discovery and self actualization. But even if you do not make a choice - you will still learn by the environment in which you place yourself - whether you like the lessons or not.

 

In "Life School" the best Teacher is the One Who created life. The best Teacher is God.

 

Yes we can be influenced by innumerable people and events - but if we choose to seek God first as our primary teacher in "Life School" every other teacher who comes along will have to be filtered through His teaching.

 

All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful

Psalm 25:10

 

Loving and faithful seem like two very good lessons to learn from the Creator of the Universe.

 

Listen to your "Life School" #1 Teacher and the rest will fall into place:

 

Trust in the Lord^(A) with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding

Proverbs 3:5

 

As wonderful as all of the possible teachers are in this world, I cannot think of one who I would rather turn to than the One Who knew the whole world from the very beginning.

 

Scripture

Psalm 25

 

Quote

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

Eartha Kit

 

Question

What lessons can you seek to learn from God today?

 

Reminder - GUMY is at 4PM tonight for GUMY Prep; 4:45 for Dinner; 5:15 for GUMY Jr/Sr.