My life

"My life is in the hand of HIM whose glory I seek." 

(John Knox) 

Where is my life resting? 

Whose glory do I seek? 
What do my actions, thoughts, pursuits, internet time, conversations, and plans say about it? 
Can it all fall at His feet and declare "I seek the King's glory?!"

What is your life?

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. 

For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

{James 4:14}

Length: Your life is but a vapour. [James 4:14]
Investment: What am I investing my life in? What am I going to do for God- now?
Faithfulness and Fruitful: Am I faithful to God? Am I being fruitful for Him? [Heb. 11, John 15]
Eternity

What am I doing with my life for God? What are you doing for Him?

in the Lord

Cheerfulness is the support of our strength;

in the joy of the Lord we are strong. 

{Spurgeon}

God will lead you through

It is a sharp fight which you are waging, but Jesus has stood foot to foot with the same enemy. 

Let us be of good cheer Christ has borne the load before us, and the blood-stained footsteps of the King of glory may be seen along the road which we traverse at this hour!

{Spurgeon} 

In His Presence

This song has been brought to my attention of late, and the truth of it started to make light. 

How many times have I stood amazed in His presence for what He has done for me?

Do I meditate on the work of Calvary and just how marvelous and wonderful it is that He could love me?

What a glorious day it will be to stand in His presence and sing praises!

I stand amazed in the presence

Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.

Refrain

O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
And my song shall ever be:
O how marvelous! O how wonderful!
Is my Savior’s love for me!

For me it was in the garden
He prayed: “Not My will, but Thine.”
He had no tears for His own griefs,
But sweat drops of blood for mine.

Refrain

In pity angels beheld Him,
And came from the world of light
To comfort Him in the sorrows
He bore for my soul that night.

Refrain

He took my sins and my sorrows,
He made them His very own;
He bore the burden to Calvary,
And suffered and died alone.

Refrain

When with the ransomed in glory
His face I at last shall see,
’Twill be my joy through the ages
To sing of His love for me.

Refrain

Immeasurably More

Teacher Tuesday

To wrap up the last semester. I can't believe how quickly the time flew. I could not have asked for a better cooperating teacher, para, and class. I am so thankful- my heart is overflowing.

Now, here I am in my student teaching semester #2! Here I find myself as a Spanish teacher to 745 students from kindergarten to 6th grade at 3 schools! What a change- new students, new cooperating teacher, new supervisor, new district, new subject to teacher! New and change seem to be the summary words! However, it is sweet to hear especially the little ones trying to express themselves in the Spanish they have learned :)

Right now we are teaching:
6th grade: place settings, foods
5th grade: telling time, pen pals in Spain
4th grade: animals, adjectives
3rd grade: traffic safety
2nd grade: body parts
1st grade: clothing

I'm excited to see how the students improve and learn over the semester and progress!
And before I know it, it will be over!

God's love

The more I am in the classroom, the more I work with children from all walks of life, the more my heart is impacted. Each heart in need of God's love, each life in need of a good testimony, each mind ready to be molded, each child a soul in need of God's salvation. 

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 

{Matthew 19:14}

I will not leave you as [orphans]; I will come to you. 

{John 14:18}

Will you love the least of these... just as God loves you?

Little hands, shoeless feet, lonely eyes looking back at me
Will we leave behind the innocent too brief
On their own, on the run when their lives have only begun
These could be our daughters and our sons
And just like a drum I can hear their hearts beating
I know my God won’t let them be defeated
Every child has a dream to belong and be loved

Chorus:
Boys become kings, girls will be queens
Wrapped in Your majesty 
When we love, when we love the least of these
Then they will be brave and free
Shout your name in victory
When we love when we love the least of these
When we love the least of these

Break our hearts once again
Help us to remember when
We were only children hoping for a friend
Won’t you look around these are the lives that the world has forgotten
Waiting for doors of our hearts and our homes to open

CHORUS

If not us who will be like Jesus
To the least of these
If not us tell me who will be like Jesus
Like Jesus to the least of these


Boys become kings, girls will be queens
Wrapped in your majesty
When we love, when we love the least of these
Then they will be brave and free shout your name in victory
We will love we will love the least of these
We will love the least of these
We will love the least of these
We will love the least of these
We will love the least of these 
We will love the least of these

Soon

Dearest followers, 

The last month has passed in a blink. 

I'll be back this coming Monday... promise :)