"The Student Becomes the Teacher"

          Remember those days of writing in school, where you were given a topic and told to write your little heart out: please write about what you want to be when you grow up (actress, singer, teacher, professional gymnast and basketball player, coach, wife, mother…yes I wanted to be all of those), if you had one super power what would it be and why (I could clean my room in 1 second flat…I still wish I had that super power), and all of those topics that had to do with YOU, which made it all that much more interesting to write about because, well, what topic do you know more about than yourself?


          This past week I had to do the mid-year writing assessments with my middle schoolers; they were given a prompt, which was about them, and given no guidance on length, etc. in order to see how they are growing in their writing. The prompt was, “Describe something you and your family do together.” As I was reading these pieces of writing, I had the cliché movie nights and game nights, but then I came across one of my sixth grader’s papers. I read this paper and was so humbled by her words, which were wise far beyond her years. I want you to read what this sweet child wrote:

“My family is absolutely perfect. I wouldn’t miss out on our family time. Since I can remember, every two days we have sat down and read the Bible together. We have always done this and yet, even in those struggling times, we all still manage to make this work. The Bible might not be the most exciting book of the shelf, but we always learn something new. When our emotions get strengthened by the word of God, we get built up and encouraged by past Bible examples. What follows reading the Bible, well, my family and I always attend church. There, we can forget the outside world and focus on getting stronger and searching out our weaknesses. I will never regret the time I spend with my family.”

What a beautiful testimony. What an exquisitely piercing truth. Thank you God for using a child to teach me to seek you above all else and everything else will always fall into place.

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness," 2 Timothy 3:16

The Message Bible puts it beautifully: “Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us.” 2 Timothy 3:16

Father, please use your Word to teach me and open my eyes to your will for my life. Let my trust be put in you and you alone. Thank you Jesus for being that lamp to my feet that guides each step of my life, whether a baby step or a giant leap. Let each step be completely God-driven. In your holy name, Amen.