Learning To Learn!
"Not that I speak in regard to need,
for I have learned in whatever
state I am, to be content."
Philippians 4: 11
A four-year-old can play “Chopsticks” on the piano, but a
fourteen-year-old can play Brahms’ “Lullaby.” A four-year-
old can read short words, but a fourteen-year-old can read
novels. A four-year-old rides a bike without training wheels,
but a fourteen-year-old can fly down a trail on a mountain
bike.
What is the key element in all these
progressions of skill? It
is learning.
Spiritual skills can be learned as well. The Greek word for learn
is the verb form of the word for disciple—a learner or pupil. Both
words
mean to learning by practice, instruction, and experience.
Learning presupposes a lack of knowledge or skill that is later
gained through practice, instruction, and experience.
So when Apostle Paul said, “I have learned...to be content,”
he was saying he hadn’t always been content—that he had
been dissatisfied, impatient, or
discontent.
When you feel discontent, ask God to teach you
contentment in whatever way He chooses.
Learning takes time, patience, and
humility.
"Contentment with what we have is
absolutely vital to our spiritual health."
Jerry Bridges
