As a stay-at-home mom who loved raising her children, I never thought I'd be a devotional blogger and the author of two books in my senior years. But I see how God used my life experiences for this later-in-life ministry.
For example, I've loved writing poetry since I was a young child. I was editor of my high school newspaper, and after becoming a Christian, I enjoyed writing my own Bible studies. For a few years, my kids and I published a little newspaper for our homeschool group. And I genuinely enjoyed the writing assignments in seminary.
That's why we should:
1. Learn from every experience.
Mistakes and successes are good teachers.
Proverbs 9:9
2. Humbly listen to correction.
Listening to more mature/experienced people keeps us from learning everything the hard way.
Proverbs 19:20; Proverbs 10:17
3. Never stop learning.
Be a life-long student of God—never retire (Psalm 92:12-15). And remember that "to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away" (Luke 19:26).
God designs each of us uniquely. Let's never stop learning and serving.
"God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another." 1 Peter 4:10
For more on this subject, see Slip on Your Own Shoes and A Popular Lie: You Can Do Anything You Set Your Mind to Do!
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Thanks for the encouragement! I also like the resource Bible Hub. Good link to have!
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