Book smarts or Street smarts?

 

Wake the Faith up Slayer… This is Garth Heckman with the David Alliance and you can reach me at

TDAgiantslayer@gmail.com 

 

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I just got back into bow hunting after a short 37 year lay off. how much did things change in 37 years? Everything… 

In fact I just bought my son a bow… we are both now in the learning curve… but even in a few weeks I have learned a ton. Dan McCarthy and his youtube videos have been a God send. 

What’s a spine?

What’s a nock

Fletching

shaft

Now if you are into this you are probably thinking what a nob… this is easy

 

Same thing with cooking. I had no idea other than how to make toast.

I watched my wife for years, I asked a lot of questions… she at first would get mad… I wanted to learn.

Now I make some great meals. I especially make some amazing sauces, including my own green sauce or salsa verde… my own recipe. I watch cooking shows, I watch cooking videos, I subscribe to cooking youtube channels. 

 

The learning process in shooting, or cooking or even brain surgery is doing with the learning. 

 

How do you get to be a specialist in your faith walk? Well lots of learning. again I read books on spiritual disciplines, I listen to podcasts of theologians and preachers and teachers, I subscribe to youtube channels, I read dozens of different translations of the bible, I have a few theology degrees and I hang out with other smart driven faith followers… but I do as well as learn. 

 

Scripture is pretty clear in how to grow in our faith. 

Jn. 15 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

 

 

 - Study - Plug into the vine, Gods word, his spirit

  - persevere - Remain… there will be tests, bad weather, lots of fertilizer and insects… but you must remain. 

  - Grow/ mature in the faith -if you don’t mature, grow in the faith you will die. You will in fact be cut off. 

what does it say in verse 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

 

We are doing… yes doing while plugged into him, but we are doing. We are not just simply learning or going to church but we are doing.

 

Yesterday in church God told me to pray for someones arches… nope, at the end of service I need to pray for someones arches… nope. I wasn’t thrown I am learning by doing… and after service a man came up to me and said hey thanks for praying for my arches… i just didn’t want to come up.

STudy

Persevere

Grow

And I might add NOW!