Being a teacher is more than just knowing the information to teach kids; it also includes seeing the potential and empowering each kid. And it's crazy, but this intense training kind of flows over in other areas of my life. I meet new people, get to know them and see the potential they could have to change their world if they just let it happen. Or I believe in someones ability to do something when they don't believe in themselves. For example in a student I can pick out the leaders, the athletes, the ones that will eventually get into trouble, or the ones that are just trying to survive the home they are in. With people I see folks that have been battered, feel stuck, or just wasting their life on things that won't matter in the long run.
So maybe this teacher instinct/training isn't a learned thing but a gift from God. He has gifted me with the ability to see the good in people, pray for them, and use me to in someway to influence them (for the good :p). I have met a lot of interesting people in the past few months and I feel God has placed each of them in my life for this reason. I can't change people. I can't fix people. I can't even make them listen to how great I think they are but wasting their time on things of no value. But I can PRAY. And prayer is what changes people. God changes people so I ask you to pray for me so I know how to pray for others!
No comments:
Post a Comment