God brings you every student on purpose, for His purpose.I try to make this my prayer during the days before each school year starts. Frustration has been getting the better of me lately. I've been slipping with it.
Teaching is not just a 9-5 gig for me. It's an extension of who I am. It taps into my very core as a person. On my best days, I truly feel I'm doing the work God has put before me. I need to remember it on my worst days too.
I don't believe in coincidences. The sovereign God of the universe isn't going to leave something as important as a class roster up to chance. My students are with me this year for a reason. Each one of those kids that crosses my classroom doorway is there on purpose for a purpose.
It's time I start acting like it again.
It's time to start acting like it again. I have been having similar thoughts this week. It is easy to slip. Thank you for this post. It is nice to know there are others out there who share my beliefs.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder that my job is my ministry, and the Lord has set before me people to serve. Sometimes I lose sight of that and need gentle reminders to help me follow His will. Your post has been one of those gentle reminders. Thank you.
Kind regards,
Tracy Watanabe
Wow - I've never thought about it that way, but I totally have to agree with you. Thank you for this. A new light, a new purpose, a new understanding.
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