IN THE WAITING
“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!” Psalm 31:24 As educators, we do a lot of waiting…waiting for an observation from our supervisors…waiting for our students to quiet down…waiting for summer vacation…waiting for retirement! In all this, it is so important for us to learn how to […]
APPOINTED
I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. Isaiah 45:2-3, […]
STARTING WITH PRAYER
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him… He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn. Psalm 37:5, NIV Several teachers started a faculty tradition at our elementary school years ago. On the first teacher workday prior to school starting in the fall, these teachers will walk around the school and personally invite […]
HE IS ENOUGH
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26, NIV Has your faith in God ever cost you something? Maybe it was rejection or hurt feelings. Maybe it was difficulty in a relationship with someone that didn’t understand God’s plan for you. Or […]
CHANGING ROLES
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17, NIV We all know that some things never change. But that is rarely true for those of us who work in education. It’s not uncommon for […]
MASTER PLAN
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28, NIV As most well-prepared, organized teachers do at the beginning of the school year, you probably have your classroom beautifully decorated with a theme you chose over the […]
REDEEMING THE TIME
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord! How long? Have pity on your servants! Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted […]
CLEAR VISION
Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, […]
FRESH START
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5, NIV There’s nothing like getting a fresh start. We are blessed in education because we get a fresh start each school year: new students, new colleagues, new administrators, […]
THIS PLACE
As You sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. John 17:18, NIV Lunch boxes of every shape and size; backpacks; chalk dust; dusty books; broken equipment; outdated computers; upright pianos; kickballs; tiny chairs; coffee stains and leftover donut sugar; reams of paper; paperclips; bulletin boards; yellow buses. I confess that […]