{"id":6931,"date":"2020-08-04T15:06:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T20:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=6931"},"modified":"2020-08-04T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T20:11:46","slug":"embracing-a-learning-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2020\/08\/04\/embracing-a-learning-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing a Learning Posture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are in the thick of summer, and I keep seeing my friends showcase pictures of all the beautiful veggies they are growing in their gardens. I\u2019ve gotten the bug. I\u2019m ready to try it myself, but I know nothing about planting gardens or growing vegetables. Instead of running to the store, grabbing supplies, and attempting to plant now, I know that I need to read, study, and learn to prepare for my garden next year. My garden is most likely not going to be fruitful if I plant now during the hot days of summer. I don\u2019t assume to know everything about gardening; instead, I know that I need to learn more about gardening before I start this adventure. The process of discipleship is much like this venture. A disciple is a learner. To be a fruitful disciple of Jesus, embracing a learning posture is essential.<\/p>\n

Once we experience salvation, it is then that we embark on the lifelong journey of seeking to become more like Jesus. We don\u2019t suddenly arrive at mature disciple status. Discipleship is a faithful investment in our relationship with Christ over the long haul. We must be dedicated to learning the Word of God and applying it to our lives, for that is what truly brings transformation. Romans 15:4 says, \u201cFor everything that was written in the past was written to teach us so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide, we might have hope.\u201d We have been given the Word of God as a powerful tool to learn and grow, and that is what gives us hope.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take our gardening example and talk about three ways we grow as a learner or disciple of Jesus.<\/p>\n

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  1. Prepare the Soil:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Any good gardener knows the soil has to be carefully tended to establish the right environment for growth to occur. We build the foundation of our faith by being women of prayer, women of worship, and women committed to studying the Word. The attention we give to these foundational parts of our walk with Christ paves the way for future fruit.<\/p>\n

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    1. Rid the Unwanted:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Often times, weeds, animals, and other threats find their way into a garden. The gardener needs to prune and rid the space of the unwanted things that hinder growth. We must do this as well. As we spend more time as a student of the Word, the Lord will reveal things to us that we need to remove from our lives. He knows what\u2019s best for us and our future.<\/p>\n

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      1. Share the Harvest:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The goal of vegetable gardening is to produce food. All the work that goes into the process renders a product that nourishes and feeds the hungry. In our own lives, we grow and mature as believers and produce fruit. That fruit nourishes us but also can be shared to feed others. Our commitment to learning through our discipleship journey benefits others as well. We help to fulfill the Great Commission as we disciple others.<\/p>\n

        I encourage you today to seek the Lord for new ways to grow in your relationship with Him. Look for new Bible study methods, find new books to read, study in community, and share what the Lord is teaching you with others. A great opportunity for growth is available in our Rise Online Women\u2019s Conference.<\/a> Check it out today and hear from several women as they share the fruit of what they have learned on their journey with Jesus. We believe we are better together and can learn and grow from each other. Our dedication to preparation and pruning will yield a great harvest for the sake of the gospel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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        Whitney Davis currently serves as the National Director of Women's Ministries. She is a wife, mom, encourager, and visionary. She is a South Carolina girl who now calls Oklahoma home. She worked for 12 years as a Labor & Delivery and Mother\/Baby nurse before transitioning to full-time ministry to women. Whitney grew up in the IPHC and her husband, Brad, has been an IPHC minister for over 20 years. They have a blended family of five children- Carmen, Evelyn, Sullivan, Ellington, and Deacon.<\/p>\n

        Whitney has a passion for helping women on the journey of becoming more like Jesus. She desires for Women\u2019s Ministries to be the arm of the church that is uniquely positioned to equip women for the work of discipleship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":6932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1,37],"tags":[1260,1282,1283,1057,925,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-6931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-discipleship-ministries","8":"category-general","9":"category-womens-ministries","10":"tag-1260","11":"tag-embracing-a-learning-posture","12":"tag-gardening","13":"tag-iphc-womens-ministries","14":"tag-whitney-davis","15":"tag-women","16":"entry"},"title_es":"Abrazando una postura de aprendizaje","content_es":"

        Estamos en pleno verano, y sigo viendo a mis amigos mostrar fotos de todas las hermosas verduras que est\u00e1n cultivando en sus jardines. Tengo el error. Estoy listo para probarlo yo mismo, pero no s\u00e9 nada sobre plantar jardines o cultivar vegetales. En lugar de correr a la tienda, agarrar suministros e intentar plantar ahora, s\u00e9 que necesito leer, estudiar y aprender a prepararme para mi jard\u00edn el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o. Lo m\u00e1s probable es que mi jard\u00edn no sea fruct\u00edfero si planto ahora durante los d\u00edas calurosos del verano. No asumo saber todo sobre jardiner\u00eda; en cambio, s\u00e9 que necesito aprender m\u00e1s sobre jardiner\u00eda antes de comenzar esta aventura. El proceso de discipulado es muy parecido a esta aventura. Un disc\u00edpulo es un aprendiz. Para ser un disc\u00edpulo fruct\u00edfero de Jes\u00fas, es esencial adoptar una postura de aprendizaje. <\/p>

        Una vez que experimentamos la salvaci\u00f3n, es entonces cuando nos embarcamos en el viaje de toda la vida de buscar ser m\u00e1s como Jes\u00fas. No llegamos repentinamente al estado de disc\u00edpulo maduro. El discipulado es una inversi\u00f3n fiel en nuestra relaci\u00f3n con Cristo a largo plazo. Debemos dedicarnos a aprender la Palabra de Dios y aplicarla a nuestras vidas, porque eso es lo que realmente trae transformaci\u00f3n. Romanos 15: 4 dice: "Porque todo lo que fue escrito en el pasado fue escrito para ense\u00f1arnos de modo que a trav\u00e9s de la resistencia que se ense\u00f1a en las Escrituras y el aliento que brindan, podamos tener esperanza". Se nos ha dado la Palabra de Dios como una herramienta poderosa para aprender y crecer, y eso es lo que nos da esperanza. <\/p>

        Tomemos nuestro ejemplo de jardiner\u00eda y hablemos de tres formas en que crecemos como aprendices o disc\u00edpulos de Jes\u00fas. <\/p>

        1. Prepara el suelo: <\/li><\/ol>

          Cualquier buen jardinero sabe que el suelo debe ser cuidado cuidadosamente para establecer el ambiente adecuado para que ocurra el crecimiento. Construimos los cimientos de nuestra fe al ser mujeres de oraci\u00f3n, mujeres de adoraci\u00f3n y mujeres comprometidas con el estudio de la Palabra. La atenci\u00f3n que prestamos a estas partes fundamentales de nuestro caminar con Cristo allana el camino para futuros frutos. <\/p>

          1. Deshacerse de los no deseados: <\/li><\/ol>

            Muchas veces, las malas hierbas, los animales y otras amenazas encuentran su camino en un jard\u00edn. El jardinero necesita podar y eliminar el espacio de las cosas no deseadas que impiden el crecimiento. Debemos hacer esto tambi\u00e9n. A medida que pasemos m\u00e1s tiempo como estudiantes de la Palabra, el Se\u00f1or nos revelar\u00e1 cosas que debemos eliminar de nuestras vidas. \u00c9l sabe lo que es mejor para nosotros y nuestro futuro. <\/p>

            1. Comparte la cosecha: <\/li><\/ol>

              El objetivo de la horticultura es producir alimentos. Todo el trabajo que entra en el proceso genera un producto que nutre y alimenta a los hambrientos. En nuestras propias vidas, crecemos y maduramos como creyentes y producimos frutos. Esa fruta nos nutre pero tambi\u00e9n se puede compartir para alimentar a otros. Nuestro compromiso de aprender a trav\u00e9s de nuestro viaje de discipulado tambi\u00e9n beneficia a otros. Ayudamos a cumplir la Gran Comisi\u00f3n mientras discipulamos a otros. <\/p>

              Te animo hoy a buscar al Se\u00f1or por nuevas formas de crecer en tu relaci\u00f3n con \u00c9l. Busque nuevos m\u00e9todos de estudio de la Biblia, encuentre nuevos libros para leer, estudie en comunidad y comparta lo que el Se\u00f1or le est\u00e1 ense\u00f1ando con los dem\u00e1s. Una gran oportunidad de crecimiento est\u00e1 disponible en nuestra Conferencia Rise Online para Mujeres. Escuche a varias mujeres compartir el fruto de lo que han aprendido en su viaje con Jes\u00fas. Creemos que estamos mejor juntos y podemos aprender y crecer unos de otros. Nuestra dedicaci\u00f3n a la preparaci\u00f3n y poda producir\u00e1 una gran cosecha por el bien del evangelio. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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              Whitney Davis actualmente se desempe\u00f1a como Directora Nacional de Ministerios de la Mujer. Es esposa, madre, animadora y visionaria. Ella es una ni\u00f1a de Carolina del Sur que ahora llama a Oklahoma su hogar. Trabaj\u00f3 durante 12 a\u00f1os como enfermera de parto y parto y madre \/ beb\u00e9 antes de pasar al ministerio de tiempo completo para mujeres. Whitney creci\u00f3 en el IPHC y su esposo, Brad, ha sido ministro del IPHC por m\u00e1s de 20 a\u00f1os. Tienen una familia mixta de cinco hijos: Carmen, Evelyn, Sullivan, Ellington y Deacon. <\/p>

              Whitney tiene una pasi\u00f3n por ayudar a las mujeres en el camino de ser m\u00e1s como Jes\u00fas. Ella desea que el Ministerio de la Mujer sea el brazo de la iglesia que est\u00e1 en una posici\u00f3n \u00fanica para equipar a las mujeres para el trabajo de discipulado. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Whitney Davis","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/Embracing-a-Learning-Posture-Graphic.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-1NN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}