Some people seem to be constantly reading, studying, and thinking, yet never learning. They don’t grow or mature in the Christian faith.
Of course, some books are more fun to read than others! It is easy to watch a movie or to attend an entertaining lecture. It can be more challenging to engage in serious, thorough Bible study. At times we study what we want to learn, not what we need to learn. We can spout off all manner of insignificant facts and speculations that can impress the less informed. But the truth is that we are only bolstering what we already believe, but we are not learning anything new.
In our day, there is more information available than at any other time in human history. E-books, Google, and the Internet provide an almost infinite amount of data. Yet with this plethora of information, many people are not becoming any wiser. The problem with Google is that it steers you to the sites that are most popular, rather than the ones that are most truthful or helpful. We can spend vast amounts of time reading materials that benefit us not at all, while neglecting the deep truths that could forever change our lives.
Are you known as someone who is always learning? If so, are you learning what really matters? Or are you wasting your time?