It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out (Proverbs 25:2)
Cultivating curiosity can change your life and more importantly how you do your life. Especially when you find yourself in transition or even places of stagnation. The goal is to get unstuck and move into the place God has been preparing for you.
Important to remember is that curiosity, at its core, is not focused on being right. Instead, it is focused on getting it right. Big difference. And achieving that end calls for a different kind of approach.
By definition, curiosity is an attitude or an approach to life that is birthed out of a strong desire to know or learn something. It starts with a sense of wonder and searches for confirmations and manifestations along the way.
Curiosity calls us to be sojourners in life. Taking one brave step at a time, into new territory and new terrain, testing new waters and learning how to trust even when we are carried out into the deep leaving behind the comfort of familiar.
We may have to tread and travail for a while in order to rethink the status quo and grow past our current understanding, attitudes, and beliefs. And it may take stepping out of our present pain to search for God and follow Him into a different plane of existence.
Either way, we set our sights on discovery and search out creative ways to solve the problems that pop up or have held us hostage too long.
Our challenge this week is based on cultivating curiosity in our life. In our problems. In our aspirations and callings. You can do this by making curiosity a habit. This is a fun exercise. Embrace the wonder of curiosity in all aspects of life this week—at work, in relationships, with mundane tasks, and with God.
Be bold. Be brave. Be free.
Discover & Discuss
- How do you think curiosity can help you navigate a current problem?
- Think of a creative way to build the habit of curiosity into your daily routine.
- Start with questions, explore options, consider alternatives, and use different lenses of focus.