Blessed

I am blessed. God has made himself known in my life and continues to do so on a daily basis. Today I picked up my children from school. I asked them how their day was like I always do. After answering, my daughter then reciprocated by asking me how my day was. Today, my answer was a little different than it normally is. I said "I had a good day today!" She replied, "Good, because I prayed for you to have a good day." I was pleasantly surprised by her statement. All I could do was smile and tell her thank you.

God has been working with me and how I perceive my job. It has been a rough couple of months, and I have been in a slump. A little while ago, I realized that it's not supposed to be this way. It doesn't have to be this way. I could easily take this issue to God in prayer rather than groan and complain about it on a daily basis. God is there waiting patiently for me to come to Him about the matter. If anybody has the solution, he does.

I am a high school teacher, and I deal with different attitudes and behaviors on a daily basis. All of these attitudes and behaviors are not favorable, to say the least. My situation was perplexing to me because, while I am so grateful to be employed on one hand, on the other hand I was not happy to go to work each day. I had been acting like things were hopeless and I was doomed to have to deal with certain issues for the rest of the year. But God put it in my spirit to seek Him. So, I have started doing that. For me, at this time in my life, seeking God looks like getting up early a few mornings a week for prayer. While I am not as consistent as I would like to be, I do see a difference.

Now, I try to put more focus on the good that I see in students. I realized that most of the students come to learn and have a desire to do well. I also realized that the battles that I do have are not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12). I will not strive in the classroom, but in prayer. I thank God for caring about each area of my life. I thank Him for reminding me of that on this day.