THE GIFT OF LEARNING (6): WAYS TO LEARN

"I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday." -
Abraham Lincoln

Gift of Learning

Learning should be a daily adventure that we carry and examine throughout life. It doesn't stop just because school does. People who are truly effective generally did not get that way by sitting still, they applied themselves to constant learning and fighting against all odds (both themselves and external factors) to grow and learn daily. By making a commitment to learn something new every day, we not only enjoy what we discover, but we'll be able to apply our knowledge and become teachers to future generations. Bill Moyers puts it thus, "When I learn something new – and it happens every day – I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.”

In examining the Gift of Learning, how do you learn? Read the story below.
"Last year my wife was diagnosed with Lymes Disease. I had only met three or four people with the disease. They say "Knowledge is power", and I sure lacked the power to even start on the road of helping my wife through this difficult time. In the four months preceding her diagnosis I immersed myself in studies and articles on Lyme Disease and its cure. Experience alone, wasn't the best teacher. Not only because I didn't have any experience, but also because by studying and reading I was able to glean from thousands of people who had knowledge on the subject."

To answer the question of "how to learn" consider the following random list of several useful tips.

1. Ask. Ask. Ask - This principle follows from the scriptures,“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened."- Mat 7:7-8. There's a saying that, "he who asks questions never gets lost". More than anything, asking questions is the number one way to learn more every day.

2. Read Daily - If you are alive then you have time to read. With the wealth of information available at our fingertips today, there’s not a single reason to not read. If a question comes to mind and you can’t find an answer immediately, write it down for future investigation. If a question was powerful enough to make its way into your thoughts, it'll most likely stick around too - for when it'll be needed.

3. Search (Seek) - hunt down answers to your most basic questions. No question is so small that it doesn’t have an answer worthy of you.

Beloved, for us to remain relevant in every endeavour in life we must constantly give ourselves to learning daily. If we're admonished to study, in the scriptures, then study we must and by all means too