Every Action Has Consequence

Like King Ahaz in the Old Testament who sought after his own solution, at times, we find ourselves forgetting to seek God in our troubled times...

This past week has been a struggle for me emotionally at work. I love working with my students and trying to do things that are best for them... but this week, I was challenged by the parents of two of my students. These parents were concerned that the work given to their children were above their levels, which is true to some degree, but they wanted me to only focus on the basics... handwriting in English... and addition and subtraction in Math... I disagreed with them because I see more potential in these students to learn the things that their peers are learning... and it's been demonstrated in the classroom... and I've been working to reinforce the "basics" in class... yet, the parents were not satisfied... I was so discouraged because I felt that they were not happy with what I was doing... I hadn't met their expectations, which made me feel like I wasn't being a good teacher... so I left work yesterday feeling pretty bummed out... and not knowing what to do...

It wasn't until today that I realized I needed to turn to God... to let Him be in control over this part of my life... to give up my troubles to Him... we met an old friend today... and she said something that made me think about my situation in a different perspective... she said that when she was teaching, she was trying to please everyone... her colleagues, her administrators, her students, her parents, etc... but what she realized was that the most important person to please was God... I had been thinking about the parents of my students ever since I came home from work yesterday... I've let them control me... I've worried about what they thought of me as a teacher... but all this worrying doesn't matter because, in the end, it's God that I want to please... it's God who I want in control... it's God who matters...

so, as I head into a new week at work... I want to keep it fresh in my mind... that God is in control... that God is the one to please... no matter what happens... no matter what others say about me... or how they may make me feel at the end of the day... I will turn to God.... instead of trying to do everything on my own...