Teachable Moments

I am providing pastoral care for several couples who will be married this summer. In one of our first visits, we talk about being “teachable.”

When planning a wedding, a couple is usually at one of the most un-teachable times in their lives. They are excited about each other and beginning their life together. We talk about it because I would like to them realize this, and to make an honest effort to look at the relationship and examine their roles in their new family.

Some couples can do this, some can’t. It’s not easy. I don’t think it’s easy for any of us, even if it’s not one of those un-teachable times in our lives.

How teachable are you? Are you set in your ways and not willing to even consider change—even if that change is for the better?

God often uses trials and troubles to reach us, to teach us. If you are teachable, the lesson will be learned and you will grow as a person. But if you are not teachable, the trails may continue, and the blessings of truly being in God’s Will will be lost.