Perspectives: Curiosity

 Do we show curiosity? When we don't understand something, or think we disagree with it, do we demonstrate curiosity? Do we attempt to discover what we do not know? Are we even aware that there are those things we do not know?

Perspectives: Zippered Chair

One morning, I was having breakfast in a hotel, and I looked across the room and saw this chair. It has a zipper up the back. I had to take its picture, and use it for a Perspectives post.

Ok, in all practicality, the zipper is probably decorative. But still...don't you want to know what is in the chair? Don't you want to know what will come out of the chair if you unzip it?

This kind of curiosity is why children crawl into wardrobes and travel to Narnia. It's why Pandora's box was opened. This kind of imagination is how books are written like the Lord of the Rings books or the Dragon Rider series.

Imagination is a gift from God. Go forth today and consider who lives in the chair. Nurture your curiosity and imagination. 

Curiosity and Whole-heartedness

There is a profound relationship - a love affair, really - between curiosity and wholeheartedness. How do we come to those aha moments if we're not wiling to explore and ask questions?.... (Brene Brown in Rising Strong)

Do you ever have those? The aha moment? In my spiritual walk, the aha moment is that moment when I see something new - something I've never seen before or something I've never known before.  Aha moments feel like steps forward - movements toward truth - movements toward a deeper understanding of the nature of God or of my purpose as a child of God. I love aha moments. They make Bible study seem effective and worth while.

According to the quote above, we can't have an aha moment without exploration and questions - without curiosity. The problem is, if we think we are right - if we think we have everything completely figured out, we won't have curiosity. We won't question or explore. We won't have aha moments, and we won't move any closer to a better understanding of God.

Have you ever considered that certainty can impede spiritual growth?