Are You Teachable?

Scripture:
Proverbs 2:1-9
1 Corinthians 6:19-20

In churches everywhere you can find that certain group that does not embrace change.  They have certain ways set in their minds and they will not bend or accept anything different.  The sad part about it is how many lives remained lost because of unbending mindsets?  People who are unyielding fail to see someone else’s perspective.  We all know people who have the attitude that their way is the right way and every other way is wrong…

We are encouraged have a teachable spirit.  We need to be willing to accept new ideas and new ways of doing things.  Just because someone does something a little differently doesn’t mean they are wrong.  It is just different.  As the old saying goes there is more than one way to skin a cat…  When Nancy and I finally decided to change churches several years ago I had a hard time with it.  We found lots of good churches but they weren’t the same old church with the same old ways of doing things.  Finally we settled for a large church.  I really liked the sermons and they had great programs for our kids.  The problem was that I didn’t care of the style of worship.  I wanted to hear that old pipe organ playing as we sang hymns.  Instead we got a drummer and a total of three guitars, for most services.  It just didn’t seem like church to me.  Over time I have come to accept the difference in worship style.  Just because it is different doesn’t mean it is wrong.

Remember back in time what we think of as traditional and old fashioned now use to be new.  What we take for granted as being nostalgic was the new trend at some point.  I am sure a lot of people thought it was wrong.  I can just hear some older gentleman telling his wife that this young generation is all messed up.  Can you just hear him complain about those new songs and what about that organ?  God doesn’t want that new pipe organ in His church.  What are kids today thinking…  Sound familiar?  Have you caught yourself saying the same things?  Just remember someday somebody will be saying them all over again with what we think is new and just not right for church…  We need to have a yielding spirit, a teachable spirit…