Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1, NKJV
I could have read the back of a cereal box to them, spoken in Swahili, or told them that I was having a stroke! They weren’t listening, and no matter what I tried or how many tricks I performed, they still weren’t focusing. Didn’t they care about my fine-tuned lesson, hard work, or expertise? No, they were being children, lost in excitement over every little thing—the birthday party, snowfall outside, or the new child in their class.
It was Charles Spurgeon who, quoting 1 Corinthians 15:58, reminded me to do good and teach even when students are being careless and obstinate when he said, “Our labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
Our job is to do our work as well as we know how. It’s God’s job to apply it.
May I be listening to You today, Lord. Thank You for reminding me that my work for You is not lost. Please bless each of my students with saving knowledge of You. Amen.
Copyright Shirley Wilson.
Shirley is a retired member and former board member of Christian Educators.
3 Responses
Thank you for the message, it encouraged my heart.
Definitely a reminder to all of us as educator’s that even those occasions as described in this message are special and God will make use of them as we remain stoic and dedicated in our presentations in the classrooms for the benefit of the students.
Al, it is such a blessing to know that God uses everything for His glory! God bless you as you continue to faithfully serve your students!