Friday, August 29, 2008

Back to School

That time is near, and I am (hopefully) ready. My kids are prepared, excited even. My students, at least those with whom I've spoken, are jazzed and ready to be officially one grade higher.

Sounds like any school around the world, right? Well, yeah...but it's SO much more than that. What is truly unique about this school year is the fact that we KNOW without any shadow of a doubt that it is all directly from the LORD and His Will for us.

I teach Middle School Science at a small Christian school (see my previous post about starting this position). At the end of last school year we were, quite frankly, not sure our school would even exist. However, we as a school family took time in June for prayer and discussion. We then cast aside those doubts and, as one body, took a leap of faith.

The LORD, who is always faithful to us and ALWAYS knows what is best for us, almost immediately rewarded our faith in Him and His Work.

Now we look back on the stress we placed upon ourselves and laugh. God's got it all under control.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are? And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life? Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these! And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith? So then, don’t worry saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. - Matt 6:25-34