Are you losing interest in your work or your studies? Are those exciting big plans you had for your future now covered in cobwebs? We’ve all heard of the mid-life crisis, but maybe there’s some truth in the idea of a quarter-life crisis. Sometimes we can feel like we’re heading straight down the path to one of those. But the truth is, we lose interest in all those things because we lose interest in growing. Think about people who experience the highest levels of energy and creativity in what they do. They’re usually people who are constantly learning and expanding their experience - people who never lose interest in their work, or in life. Take a minute to think about growing peanuts. Or don’t - sounds pretty dull, right? Not to George Washington Carver. He studied them, developed them, discovered hundreds of different uses for them, and became so famous he was literally invited to the United States Congress to explain how he did it all. Here’s what he told them: ‘God created the peanut. So I just asked Him to tell me what could be done with it, and He showed me.’ It’s that simple. God’s designed the earth to be cultivated, and for His people to flourish it. Ask Him. And spend as much time expanding your knowledge and experience as you spend on those mundane, everyday things, and your interest will start to grow. God promises to give heavenly wisdom if you ask. And He says: ‘A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledge increases strength.’ God’s ready to fill your bank of knowledge, you just need to ask.

What Now?
There’s probably a Bible verse you’ve heard so often, you don’t pay much attention to it now. Grab a concordance (there’s loads online) and check out all the cross-references. Make a note of any new ideas that emerge as you’re reading them.