Jesus the Great Teacher --Lessons Learned!

I don't know of anyone who really liked taking tests in school if you did there is something seriously wrong with you. It just seemed as though some breezed through while people like myself always struggled. Life is not fair!!!! Some call it tests anxiety. I think I just concentrated on trying not to get the answer wrong instead of relaxing and allowing my brain to find the answer in my head. Most times the next day I could do better because of no pressure. Second golf shots are like that too! So when I received my test scores back all I noticed were the red marks and disappointments instead of how many right answers I had out of one hundred. Having said that, perfect test scores were few and far between for most of us I think.

Life at times gives us impromptu tests that at the time we think we have fail in our minds. In other words, when all said and done our nature is to focus on what we did wrong and our imperfections and not the opportunity for growth that is in front of us. Life is not about perfect papers it's about learning from the red marks. Yet, in most experiences lessons can be learned from those moments.

Jesus was a great teacher. In the bible there are thirty-nine parables in which Jesus teaches us through life lessons. Jesus teaches this way for two reasons: one, he brings in life experiences that we all can relate to at different times in our lives. Two, each parable has a much larger meaning about life that may apply in numerous ways to your own life for years to come. One thing to point out is in each parable it is not so much the beginning of the story but the end that is most important. The accent falls on the last person that is mentioned, the last deed, or the last saying. The so-called end stress in the parable is a deliberate design in its composition. Jesus in each parable in different ways teaches us that life is not about seeing how perfect one can become, but becoming better people in the midst of our imperfections.

There maybe times when we disappoint ourselves or especially others that we love, but remember none of us are perfect only Jesus is. Yet it is in those disappointments that the lessons learned can draw us closer to Christ and those we love. It's the great teachers in life that teach us how to fish, rather than counting the ones that get away.

Remember this week, life, you, others may disappoint or you may experience Joy and happiness, which ever it is in those times count it lessons to be learned.

Greg Ryan is a best selling author of the Changing from the INSIDE OUT series. A powerful five step plan to better your life, get healthier, and have more energy! For FREE mini Course click here! http://www.resolutions.bz

---

Dead Man Walking

One of my favorite movies is "The Green Mile". A... Read More

Spirituality: The Bottom Line

Whadda ya know?Seriously. With absolute certainty, what do you know?... Read More

Discover Who You Are And Why You Are Here

You are a Creative Worker:God carries on creative work through... Read More

Allowing Joy

"Ask and it shall be given" is a phrase we... Read More

Creating Our Own Emotional Chaos

It's amazing how - even when we're working from a... Read More

Terminal Diagnosis and Putting Our House in Order

In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the... Read More

10 Commandments

I thought I would draw this article up as a... Read More

The Winds of Change

Humanity is entering a very critical time in its path... Read More

Book Ends

In the responsibility we have as Christians, we are displayed... Read More

When Bad Things Happen (Part 1)

Rabbi Kushner in his book "When Bad Things Happen to... Read More

Creating a Support System That Will Change Your Life

Chaos: "complete confusion" and "the formless void before the creation... Read More

True Will

Some may ask what is the true will of God... Read More

The Search for Gods Intention

I believe in the source we refer to as 'God'.... Read More

Getting Beyond Imperfect Examples & Resistance, to Receiving Loving Guidance & Help from the Father

As soon as he saw me I saw him. It... Read More

How To Walk On The Path Of Peace (Part 3)

As you grow in wisdom, you will release, more and... Read More

What Animal Communicators Do

Many people are awakening today to the idea that the... Read More

Spirituality: Enlightening Cinema

"Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because... Read More

Just Do It!

"It's a big challenge. It's a journey into the unknown.... Read More

Globe Unity

Most of us think of what a wonderful world this... Read More

I Am Not An Island or What Does God Have to Do With Animals?

"May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the... Read More

Is There More To This Life?

I often ask myself this question. Not in the times... Read More

From Superstition to Clashing Rocks

"Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line... Read More

You Are What You Think

One of the first things you will find that God... Read More

Soul Provider

I had the intention of writing about Soul Mates but... Read More

Are you Addicted to ?NO?? Locating the YES! of the Heart

It seems to me that our moment to moment relationship... Read More

The A To Z I Beheld

I beheld the sky and its wonders and saw AstonishmentI... Read More

God!

God !"My son will be brought up in a place... Read More

Selling Spiritual Stuff

Spiritual stuff is a hard sell Roy and one of... Read More

You Can Influence Your Fortunes In Life

Natural laws exist that serve to maintain order in the... Read More

Anamcara - Driving into Paradise

"Let me take you down to a town called Paradise."Van... Read More

Two Simple Ways To Get Anything You Want

"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure,... Read More

As Above, SO Below

The 'As Above, So Below' law that is the combination... Read More

Faith and Repentance Basics

As I listen with pastors and preachers in the body... Read More