Teachability...

First of all, as far as our English language is concerned, I am not sure that "teachability" is even a word. Blogger spell check says that it is not. However, if I were going to assign a definition to the word "teachability" this would be it:

teachability: The capability and or eagerness of one to learn from a given situation or over a certain time period.
What is your teachability?

That being said, I want to ask this question in regards to Collision '09 (ie. DNOW) and any given life circumstance or even life itself, "What is your teachability?".
Because we deem ourselves as intelligent life forms, we assume that most of us have the ability to adapt and to learn. Whether we realize it or not, we learn everyday. We see things that others do and learn from their decisions whether or not we will allow ourselves to enter into the same circumstances that they were in and whether or not we will handle ourselves in like manor.
Our salvation is much the same as our everyday life. As a matter of fact, our salvation is very much a part of our everyday life and thus part of our learning process. Paul says that we should work through our salvation with fear and trembling. If we are working through something, are we not learning from the experiences that we have? Each day we are faced with choices that will ultimately lead us to ten, fifteen, fifty years down the road. As we go throughout our day we have encounters that we call, "experiences" that shape who we are as human beings and as Christians for those of us who believe and have accepted Christ as our Savior. Through those expereinces we learn to trust or not to trust. We learn to have joy in this circumstance and be furious over injustice in another. We learn that we should be humble in this circumstance and then awe struck and blown away in another.
The Holy Spirit guides us down paths that will further perfect our salvation and ultimately bring us closer to Christ and make us more like Him. On these journies, we are shown things that we need to surrender to Christ and let him have control of in our lives. Many times these things invlolve lying, sexual immorality, cheating, anger, stealing, etc. But also at times they include our letting go of our will and control. They may involve things like, career decisions, relationships, being called to ministry, our desires, etc. Not all things that we learn from and must surrender to God are bad. Some are very good. We simply can not make those things ultimate in our lives. For if we do, they become our gods and we worhsip them and not the true Creator.
My point to all of this is that this week is our Disciple Now weekend at church where many of our students come together for a time of worship and teaching and are encouraged to bring their friends to see and experience the power of the Almighty. If we truly believe in the power and sovereignty of our Lord, then we believe that all of us are here for a purpose and by divine appointment. All of you are where you are for a reason and that reason may only be known to God himself. This week and this weekend, this year and at every point in our lives, the Spirit is trying to teach us something. He is trying to mold us and make us more like himself by replacing the things that are in us that are of ourself and not of him. My questions is what is your spirit like right now? Are you ready and asking God what it is that he wants to teach you this week or weekend or day or year? That's a hard place to be at times because we often don't want to hear what he wants to teach. We must be open and be willing to learn from our Lord. We must submit our will and our hearts to him, proclaiming that he is King of our lives and that we will listen to whatever he asks us to do. So, ask yourself and let the Spirit guide you in your thoughts and prayer as you ask, "What is my teachability?".