SIX REASONS ‘CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT’ IS BAD ADVICE
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learning and growth.
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problem solving.
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spiritual exploration.
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creativity and innovation.
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healthy caution.
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relational and community growth.

3 REASONS WHY WE NEED CURIOSITY

1. Curiosity fuels

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Proverbs 2:3-5 (NLT)
3 Cry out for insight,
and ask for understanding.
4 Search for them as you would for silver;
seek them like hidden treasures.
5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and you will gain knowledge of God.

2. Curiosity sparks

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Exodus 35:30-35 (NLT)
30 Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The Lord has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 31 The Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. 32 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. 33 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft. 34 And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others. 35 The Lord has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.

Proverbs 18:15 (NLT)
15 Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 1:13a (NLT)
13 I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven.

Daniel 1:17 (NLT)
17 God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams.

James 1:5 (NLT)
5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

3. Curiosity deepens our

with God and others.

Psalm 119:18 (NLT)
18 Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.

Proverbs 25:2 (ESV)
2 It is the glory of God to conceal things,
but the glory of kings is to search things out.

Psalm 27:4 (ESV)
4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire in his temple.

Philippians 3:10a (NLT)
10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead.
Colossians 1:9-10 (NLT)
9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.

1 Corinthians 2:10 (NLT)
10 But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.