That process reminded me of a story where a lady learned CPR and then found herself in the midst of an accident scene for which she used her newfound skills and put her head between her knees to keep herself from passing out, but she was unable, or did not think to use her abilities to help anyone else.
In the bible it puts it like this. Hebrews 5:12-14. 12. "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil".
We are all somewhere on the spectrum of our growth as Christians. All of us have the ability to help someone else with what we have learned as Christians, yet many of us will get paralyzed with the idea that we have to be perfect before we can act, or we have to know everything before we can help, or we are inwardly focused on our own needs to the exclusion of others.
The other day I asked one of my students in a one-on-one conversation if he could take a pill and know things about his future and things that would help him, would he take it? He hesitated like that was not possible, but I explained that all of his teachers had varying degrees of experience, who had already been down the road he was yet to take, and could offer him some practical wisdom that would in fact help him to see further down the road, beyond his own view.
Are we not the same as Christians? All of us can help someone who is behind us, no matter our walk or growth in Christ. Won't you consider your opportunities today, to help that someone that needs your wisdom and guidance?
Godspeed......
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=393OSwfDTb4
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=393OSwfDTb4
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