How can I recognize God in my learning experiences? - Knowledge/learning - TouchPoints

Proverbs 4:5Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.

Proverbs 6:6Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

Proverbs 12:1To learn, you must love discipline . . .

Proverbs 24:32Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson . . .

Philippians 4:9Keep putting into practice all you learned . . .

James 2:17So you see, faith by itself isn't enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.

John 15:16You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.

The things we learn and know can become a powerful means for God to carry out his plans through us. Schooling can help you do God’s work because it give us greater insight into how God’s world works. Sometimes, we might dislike a subject or feel disinterested in a particular lesson, but God may be putting us in those classes for a reason. The knowledge we gain is often God’s way of preparing us for specific purposes  in the future—purposes we have yet to discover. God loves to use our experiences and knowledge for a unique purpose. If you’ve been blessed with the opportunity to gain an education, take advantage of it. God will make use of your training and your experiences to make you even more fruitful for him. Have you been blessed with certain skills or talents? Thank God and use them to serve him. God chose you and created you for a purpose. This purpose can inspire you, even while studying subjects you might dislike. Often, God shows us what to do as we make use of the opportunities (and classes!) he sends our way. Make the most of where you are right now so you can make the most of where God will one day put you.