PRAYERFUL
Prayer: Dear Lord, we lift up the See You at the Pole prayer movement at schools across our nation today. May Your wonderful name be honored by Your people and in the media. Please bring students and teachers to know You. Thank You. Amen Scripture: Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for […]
IF
Prayer: Dear Lord, please help me to be faithful to pray for my school, school district, principal, superintendent, and all those in authority. Amen Scripture: I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and […]
PROTECTOR
Prayer: Father, Thank You that You are the Great Protector. Teach me to be like You as I seek to protect my students as You would. I ask that You would give me Your eyes and Your hands today. Amen Scripture: Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for He guards the lives of […]
GOD’S CHOSEN CLUB
Prayer: Dear Lord, when the routine makes me weary, and the children become “testy;” help me to remember I am “called” to be Your ambassador. Amen Scripture: For it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8 NIV What does that […]
THE COURAGE TO CRY OUT
Prayer: Lord, give us the courage to cry out to You and acknowledge that we need Your guidance and help in our professional lives. Amen Scripture: The righteous cry out and the Lord hears them… Psalm 34:7 NIV Mr. Long, a third grade elementary teacher, faced an academic Goliath one year. His Goliath was a […]
HARD TO LOVE ONES
Prayer: Lord, Thank You for being You. Please forgive me for acting out of anger and not showing love. Please help me to show love as much and to as many as I can. In Jesus’s name. Amen Scripture: Love is patient, love is kind. 1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV; emphasis mine By this time all of your students […]
HELLO
Prayer: 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 Scripture: Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days, you shall find it again. Ecclesiastes 11:1 BSB I could […]
CONFESSING HIM WITH LIPS AND LIVES
Prayer: Father, it is our privilege to be Your representatives in our culture. Help us to shine brightly and without fear. We love You. Amen Scripture: Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the darkness, […]
CHANGES
Prayer: Unchanging Father, give me Your wisdom and understanding in handling each child in my class. Remind me daily that they are Your children just as I am Your child. Amen Scripture: For I am the Lord, I change not . . . Malachi 3:8a KJV Our lives seem to be built on changes – […]
COURAGE TO SEEK CHANGE
Prayer: Lord, Thank You for changing us by Your Spirit in this profession. Amen Scripture: The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you… and you will be changed into a different person. I Samuel 10:6 NKJV Although God doesn’t change in this profession of education, He asks us to change because our relationships with Him […]