So as many of you know I am now two weeks into my dream job. For years I have waited for my own class, to call me Miss Whitaker, that I get to love on every single day, that I get to watch grow immensely, and that I get to teach how to be better friends and students. It is the most invigorating, challenging, exhausting, and joy-filled profession. The funniest part is that I thought they would be the main ones learning in the room. Amongst the MANY lessons I learn throughout the day on how to be a better teacher (or what NOT to do), the Lord is teaching me some deeper lessons.
This week the Lord used my sweet students easily distracted behavior to point me RIGHT to him. Now I can humbly say that my reaction to their lack of focus at times is not the most loving. To be honest, in my head my thoughts are far from loving. Even though I know I am blessed with my students, as a human it is impossible for me to not get frustrated (at times) with their misbehavior.
This is where the Lord rocked my world on Wednesday. How EASILY distracted am I by the world? How often do I misbehave or think that my ideas are better than my Great Teacher's? How many times does the Lord have to redirect me to make better choices or to trust in his plan for me? COUNTLESS! The best part is, is that the Lord redirects me in the most loving and sweet way I could ever ask for.
To me this was mind-boggling, humbling, and just simply beautiful. Praying the rest of this week for my heart as a teacher and that I would grow to look more like Christ to my students.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Ungrateful Yet Still Gracious
Well I know I've said it a million times that I will keep my blog updated so I won't promise that again, but I do feel like updating this evening! I just spent the past few minutes re-reading past posts and just resting in the things God has done over the past few years. What a transformation there has been in my life ALL because of Him!! Praise God!!! Sorry for the outburst but it is just incredible to me! It would take a million pages to update you on the past 8 months of my life so I will just bullet-point a few blessings!
-I passed student teaching, was a long-term sub for 1st grade, and am now am employed as a 3rd grade teacher! I am blessed to be at the same school for all 3 of these blessings, Mooneyham Elementary in Frisco.
-I went to Haiti with an amazing friend and sorority sister Amanda! I think a whole blog post needs to be dedicated to that!
-I am fully plugged in to a home group at The Village! These women have brought so much light and encouragement into my life! I finally have TRUE community, ya know the kind the Bible talks about! It's crazy how awesome it really is, it's like I'm designed for that kind of thing ;)
-I finally got baptized!!
-I am now a Younglife leader in Frisco, Texas. I am leading the Freshman girls from Centennial High School.
As I re-lived all the memories and moments I recorded over the years I just felt God's grace on my life. I think about how disobedient, distracted, and idolatrous my heart really is and it amazes me that God still calls me His. Not only am I His, but he CONTINUOUSLY blesses me in massive ways! My heart is humbled tonight as I realize how ungrateful I have been, and how gracious He has been in return.
-I passed student teaching, was a long-term sub for 1st grade, and am now am employed as a 3rd grade teacher! I am blessed to be at the same school for all 3 of these blessings, Mooneyham Elementary in Frisco.
-I went to Haiti with an amazing friend and sorority sister Amanda! I think a whole blog post needs to be dedicated to that!
-I am fully plugged in to a home group at The Village! These women have brought so much light and encouragement into my life! I finally have TRUE community, ya know the kind the Bible talks about! It's crazy how awesome it really is, it's like I'm designed for that kind of thing ;)
-I finally got baptized!!
-I am now a Younglife leader in Frisco, Texas. I am leading the Freshman girls from Centennial High School.
As I re-lived all the memories and moments I recorded over the years I just felt God's grace on my life. I think about how disobedient, distracted, and idolatrous my heart really is and it amazes me that God still calls me His. Not only am I His, but he CONTINUOUSLY blesses me in massive ways! My heart is humbled tonight as I realize how ungrateful I have been, and how gracious He has been in return.
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