Be Prayerful and Filled with Joy
“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2
The days are growing longer with more daylight. What I have learned over the years is that the more daylight we have, the busier we seem to grow as we add more to our schedules. It is rather humorous because we still have the same number of hours in a day.
The reason I mention this is to recognize that the school year is quickly coming closer to an end. Yet there are so many things to attend to in the course of a school week – field trips, track meets, musicals, fine arts fairs, spring testing, and the list could go on. I pray some of these activities will take place at your school. We have a history of reaching a certain point in the school year and realizing there are so many things “yet to be accomplished.”
Let me encourage you to pause, take a breath, and realize that it is all in God’s time and control. We are His workmanship with a ministry of teaching and encouraging the students who sit before us each day and the fellow staff members we are blessed to work with. “This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Be glad in the busyness and the schedules. Rejoice in the projects and the activities to wrap up the year. It is the Lord’s Day and He will see you through. Today is a gift.
Be devoted in prayer as you need the energy to plan that final field trip or work at that last track meet for the school year. Be thankful for the blessing of work with God’s precious children. But … be watchful that the devil doesn’t sway your thankfulness into bitterness because there is so much to do and you are tired. Repent of any and every bitter thought! Jesus brings joy as a gift! He paid for our bitter thoughts and attitudes.
As Psalm 118:4 says, “Let us rejoice and be glad.” As we work together to accomplish all of the end of the year tasks, devote yourself to the positive side of getting to work with each and for each other in Christ.
As we place our faith and trust in God, we can all be thankful that God holds us in the palm of His hand and gives us what He knows is best for us. So, as we walk through changes in our lives, step back and know God’s plan is perfect. Stay in the Word. Take care of yourself to be Well. Use your words and life as a Witness.
Serving the Master Teacher,
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