Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations (Psalm 100:4-5).
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night (Psalm 92:1-2).
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).
This week I have been learning instead of getting frustrated I will be grateful of what God has done for me.
First of all my classroom. I have had some stuff misplaced from the after school care. This is very frustrating because I spend a lot of money on my room and I pride myself keeping my crazy organized. But then I realized it could be worse like last year or one of my students could make a mess of it like years past.
Then the crazy of the class with staff who does not want to work, the overwhelming at times of my students needs, the pressure of keeping everyone happy and the feeling of helplessness of things that are that should not be. Then I remember that basically I am an island, no one bothers me, and I get along with most of the staff. That was not always the way it was. Also there have been things I can't control and some of it not even my fault.
I don't have to fear for my physical safety. In the past I had that . I don't have to worry about kids running away. They may be challenging but I will take moments of frustration over safety any day.
When I look at the plusses instead of the minues I look at my students and I truly love them and they love me. Things should be different but they are not and that is okay. Finally in my teaching career in the midst of common core and other things I can't control I can finally have a say and be right in what I teach. There is freedom understanding that even in chaos it could be worse. I will take my chaos but inevitably I know that the Lord is in control.
The last two days have been interesting. First of all all this crazy stuff has happened from people coming in and taking my peace to watching all these people not doing their job and getting away with it. Then today I was called on the carpet doing a wrong but it was just one thing. Initially I was ticked off but then I remembered the scripture about being judged more strictly as a teacher. I choose today Lord to keep my eyes focused forward and upward and if people are getting away with stuff and I am under a microscope I choose to do what is right and not worry about being watched or the frustration of watching others do stuff that is wrong or not right. In fact it gives me a freedom not to worry but to keep myself with Christ's help moving forward.
