One part of teaching that I have been
reflecting on in the past few days is that it gives me so much life. I remember hearing that whatever gives us
passion gives God glory. It’s always
been hard for me to think of things I would want to do in my life through the
lense of reality. I find myself looking
at my current situation thinking that I don’t fully enjoy what I am doing now,
but this other career would be amazing.
In the past few years I’ve had to reflect, and think about whether I
like the idea of certain careers verses the reality of doing that job. When I decided that I wanted to go to school
to become a teacher I had an unrealistic idea of the job. Once I began working in classrooms, I really
doubted whether it was for me or not.
The more I mature, I realize that nothing will come without challenges
and parts that aren’t enjoyable. The
question that I need to ask myself is “even though this is hard, do I still
love it?” At first I couldn’t say that
about teaching. I knew that there were
times of enjoyment while I taught, but I have found that in the past few months
that even though this is hard I do love it.
There are other experiences in my life where this is true, and in each
one I have been working with youth, and teaching them something. I believe what makes the difference is that
it’s not about what I feel, because emotions are fleeting. It is from the underlying joy of doing what I
am passionate about, and knowing that I am serving God through that.
Go Jamie GO! :D Proud of you girl.
ReplyDelete