Ed. Phil. Observations & His Eagerness to Ease Burdens

It's nearly 1:30 am as I begin this entry and I have to be up in less than five hours. I have to do observations for my Educational Philosophy class - and it's six hours. Ouch. So basically this is an all-day observation. I chose to visit a private school for this class, and was trying to find a school "off the beaten path" so to speak. After perusing the master list from the head of my department, I did a bit of Google searching and found Tall Oaks Christian School in Valpo - which is apparently closed. Long story short, I settled on a private Christian school. I gave the principal a call and the secretary passed on my message. The principal called me back right away and we talked for nearly thirty minutes.


We talked about education, methods and theory, faith and beliefs, and their current school structure. As our conversation was winding down, he asked if I had applied yet. I said no, that I was still praying and asking God to show me where He wants me to go. And he just said, "Well, I really look forward to seeing your application - we need high school teachers, but we really need teachers like you."

So I may have a job offer?! He he. We'll see! I know that lately I've faced some trials, and that the enemy is just looking for ways to trip me and punch me out...but God is always looking out for me. I'm always amazed at how things work out in the end. So these days I'm learning to stress less over the things that upset me. Sure, it's a valid concern that a bill needs to be paid, or I need to have x amount of time to complete something, but it's not worth getting upset and hysterical over. God tells us to hand over our complaints - tell him what is wrong and what bothers us. He love to take care of us!

Can you imagine? One of the last things our flesh wants is to hear other peoples' gripes and to have to do something to solve them. But our God, our Father, is so mighty and so loving that he can't wait to swoop in and take care of things for you. Thank you, Jesus.

I pray that God continues to keep me in His loving and peace-filled embrace so that even when my day/week/month is stressful, I know that I can rest easy in knowing that God is working everything out and that He is always watching over me. No matter how overwhelming I think I am, Lord ease my burden and make me light. Amen.