2 Chron 20:15 …For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
My first year teaching was an eye-opening experience. I naively assumed that everyone had the same stable, slightly dysfunctional yet loving upbringing that I had. Over two decades of teaching has reinforced again and again that that is not always the case. Some of these kids endure things that I’m not convinced I’m strong enough to endure. And all I can do as their teacher is love and encourage them, try to be sure they recognize their own value and worth, support them in as many ways as possible. I can’t fight their battles for them.
Mark 12:30-31 “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul….You shall love your neighbor as yourself….”
And I’ve found as a parent that the same is true. Even when I can provide them a stable, slightly dysfunctional yet loving upbringing, they still have battles to face, battles I can’t fight for them. All I can do as their mother is love and encourage them, try to be sure they recognize their own value and worth, support them in as many ways as possible. I can’t fight their battles for them.
Exodus 14:14 “The LORD Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”
Lord, Thank You for this day and for the wisdom of this scripture. Thank You for helping me to clearly see what You are calling me to do—love and encourage others, try to be sure they recognize their own value and worth in You, support them in as many ways as possible. Thank You for the clarity to understand that I can’t fight their battles for them and that that’s not what You call me to do. Help me to love, support, and encourage Your people, Lord. Help me to show them Your love and grace. Draw us closer. Amen.
Phil 4:13 I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength.
Have a blessed day.
My faith, my life, my teaching–it's all a work in progress.