Incarnate Jesus’ teachings
The 5 Verbs of Learning: Risk
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33
In the third step in Jesus’ method, he began to invest through the ‘being with‘ process. Read through the Gospels and observe how Jesus invested in the disciples. What was his strategy? What were the methods he used? He asked and was asked a lot of questions as the disciples participated in everything. He gave them things to do. He let them fail and try again. He did many things that built conviction into their lives.
Our cost in this step is ‘risk agility‘. Agility is the ability to keep our balance in the midst of unstable circumstances. We learn to put our faith into practice requiring risk. We can’t predict all outcomes. We surrender control to God. We have no guarantees other than God’s presence. We become agile as we join in the dance of what God is doing. The third learning verb is ‘to risk’.
For Reflection:
- What types of things would make you not want to put God’s Kingdom first?
- Why do we consider risk a negative characteristic that needs to be limited?
Make Life Count:
- Consider one area of God’s kingdom that you want to ‘put first’. Decide what it means to do that.
- Write a prayer about putting God’s kingdom first.
Thirsty for More?
- Memorize in the version of your choice:
Investing together…
