2/13/2023

Have you ever had the experience that you have to go backward to go forward?  What if before you can move forward in the journey of faith, you need to unlearn some things you learned in the past?

Until you unlearn some things, you’re not able to learn the new things God wants to teach you for you to go forward in living a more Jesus-like life.

Among the first words Jesus spoke in Mark, the first gospel to be written, was the command to “repent”.  The Greek work for repentance is metanoeo.  It means “to reconsider, to change one’s minds for the better, to think differently.”

In repentance, there’s rethinking.  There’s re-perceiving what’s real and turning towards it.  There’s shedding the counterfeit. 

In repentance, unlearning is involved.  Unlearning is a part of learning.  It’s a command of Jesus.  It’s a gift from Jesus. 

What are some things you think God wants you to unlearn?   What are some things you need to learn to think about differently before you can live a more Jesus-like life?

-Michael