Learning Takes Time

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

Ecclesiastes 7:8, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

Learning Takes Time

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

What are you learning right now that still isn't going well, and what would help you try it one more time?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for something I can do now that I couldn't do before.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Lord, give me patience with the things I'm still learning. Help me start again instead of quitting.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Pick one thing that went wrong this week and try it again today, just one more time.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)