Welcome to my new office!
After being a stay at home Mom the past 15 years, I am heading back to the classroom, a.k.a the gymnasium, to teach Health and Physical Education, which is what I taught prior to being a Mom and writer.
This was not something I had planned yet the opportunity came my way. As I explored the opportunity, one morning I was in my prayer time and just stopped reading my Bible, and asked God, "What do you want for me? Please help me know if this is what I am suppose to do. I don't want to do this unless I know it is your will."
After saying that to God, my eyes went back down to Romans 2 where I had left off and it read:
"...you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children..." - Romans 2:19-20
I smiled at God and said, "okay, I will go back to teaching."
Not every prayer I have has been answered like this one was, yet I have no doubt going back to teach is God's will for me right now. I am excited to be at a Christian school where I will get to teach faith based PE. Like in my Pause. Breathe. Pray. classes, I will get to weave in God's truth during our activities. If you'd join me to pray for the students to be receptive and for me to connect with each student, I would sincerely appreciate it.
I am excited for this new adventure yet I will continue to write and share with you the encouraging life lessons God teaches me along the way.
The verse that God has been reflecting to me in this time is:
"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." - Psalm 16:9
I share this with you in case you too have come to a crossroad and are unsure of your next step. I invite you to join me to...
pause. breathe. pray.
May we turn to God and ask Him to reveal His will to us. May His word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path and may we trust, in His time, He will direct our steps. And may we follow where He leads, even if it's a detour from where we thought we were heading, trusting He knows best.
With love and hope,
Shawn