YEAH!!! I received my residency on Thursday the 6th of Sept. Wow! What a blessing this is. No more leaving every three months and living out of a suitcase for a week or so. And no more buying extra visa time. This is great news for me, not only for my wallet, but also for my frame of mind. I don't have to be concerned about my students not receiving English because I have to leave at a time that is not convenient. I am so grateful for this blessing.
Another thing happened this past week. The national director named me subdirectora (like vice principal) of the school where I teach. This is not a position that I ever sought or wanted. I remember when I went in for my interview to work for SCK-SEC in Kansas as a special education teacher, and the director of the co-op asked me what I wanted to be doing in five years, and I told him teaching. I had no desire to be a principal, administrator, superintendent, etc. I had no desire to climb up the ladder. I just wanted to teach. He looked at me a little funny, but that was ok, because he hired me. But I have learned a few things. God will do the moving, whether you feel like it or not. Our best interest and the glorifying of His name is always on His heart. And He will provide all that is needed to do what He has called us to do.
And don't argue with the Lord because we won't win. The last time I told Him that I couldn't do something, He asked what if His son had said that he couldn't go to the cross. Well, that melted me, and I did what I had to do. And I don't want Him to get angry at me like he did with Moses when Moses kept saying why he couldn't do what God said for him to do. Neither do I want to end up in a whale's belly!! But I know for a fact that He is always with me and He will never leave me. So here it is, whatever it is! So I covet the prayers of my church family as I remind myself that God put me here, and He knows exactly where my Spanish is. And it was interesting to see the confidence on Mario's face when he told me that I could do this. Whew! Makes me sweat!! But I know his confidence foremost is in the Lord, but I also know that he has confidence in me, too. And if the Lord has called us to something, we can and will do all in His strength that He gives us. So, here I am. The Lord told me several weeks ago that a person can't teach what they don't know. So I know I'm here to teach others what He has taught me. The people here can quote scripture like you wouldn't believe. But many times they don't know how to apply it to their daily lives. I had to learn how to do that, and so do they. There's more to obedience than going to church, singing all the songs, memorizing scripture, etc. There's that personal walking, talking, believing, and doing every word that comes from the mouth of God, and as my former pastor said, we only do what we believe. And this is especially true at the school. But God has a plan!!
So once again I'm reading about Moses. The Lord always opens new understanding to things we have read a hundred times. Like when at the burning bush, Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God, but in chapter 33 he asked God to show him His glory! And God found a way to answer Moses' request even when Moses could not look upon God's face and live. Our God is truly awesome, and the more we know Him, the more awesome He becomes.
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