Show me, don't just tell me!
I am a people watcher - I can sit quietly, observing their interactions with others, or simply watch as they discover they have been caught in the act of talking to themselves! We are interesting creatures - full of all kinds of surprises. We often learn best when we can observe someone else do what it is we want to do. For example, when I wanted to learn how to crochet, following those "easy illustrations" in the guide didn't help as much as watching my sister-in-law tear through a piece she is crocheting at the speed of light! She counts stitches, creating a series of in/out movements, and makes it look all so easy. I take the hook, count a few stitches, looking at what I have done, and it looks a little like what she has done - maybe not with the practiced perfection she exhibits in her knots, but I get closer to the desired outcome by having followed her "example" than by following the illustrations in a book! Watch what God does, and then you do it, ...