Philippians 3: 7- 8
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them dung, that I may win Christ…...
I had been teaching for 13 years, and I knew God was directing me to make a move in my career. There were a couple or so job openings in the education field that would not be in a classroom, and were positions that directly involved something I greatly enjoyed…. reading and writing. I wanted that position! I began making moves to check into it. I went to a person of whom I had worked for at one time. They were someone who was well known and highly respected within the district. I talked with them and asked them what they thought about me applying for such a position. They shared how there was training, and it could be beneficial, but they believed I could do the job without it. I trusted this person and their expertise, so I believed I could do it as well based off of our conversation without the training.
But, I wasn’t settled. I couldn’t get settled. I knew after a short time in my spirit, it was not God. My head, my thinking was, I sure wanted it; but in my spirit, I knew it wasn’t right. I even said to the Lord, “ You know I want that position, and if you want me to, I’ll take it, you just got to tell me.” But I knew he wasn’t going to tell me that.
I went on to apply for a different position that I believed was God, and quickly got the job. During the course of reporting however from summer vacation, the position I had wanted originally opened up in my new building!! How perfect is that!!?
I had come to the place though over the years, of learning when I wanted to do something, and when the Spirit of God was directing me to do something, and I couldn’t in all honesty go after that job knowing it would be in disobedience. Within 2 or 3 months the position opened up again in my building when that person was promoted to another position.
It still was not the will of God.
But I was enjoying what I was doing. I was still doing something I loved in the reading and writing field. I was in a beautiful building, a beautiful campus. I was carrying 64 kids in a building that carried somewhere over 2, 000 middle schoolers. I was even teaching some for the third year which was such a blessing. I found myself having much success, excelling in my field, and working closely with my administration on ideas and committees they asked me to be a part of. I was pleased where I was professionally and had a drive in me to do more, but, I also had a knowing in my spirit once again, that God was only going to let me go so far.
I made a comment once when I began to see those changes happening, that God would stop it, he wouldn’t let me get too far.
I had shared a lot of the same ideas and direction in education that my principal did; and with that, I was set to move into the seventh grade with my kids the next year and lead in the reading and writing field in that grade level.
Our department had also received X amount of dollars, and I had just spent my allotment of somewhere over $2,200 dollars on books for the upcoming school year. It was an exciting time.
Soon after that however; nearing the end of March, God began changing my direction. I have shared how I could feel something in me turning, as if God had a big finger in my whole being, stirring stuff around in my heart, I wasn’t sure what was happening, but something, I knew, clearly was.
Within two to three months later, by the end of May, I had given away all my teaching materials, I believe there were only 2 small items I sold for 5.00 each. I was a person who studied, and, I had studied and strategized my own accumulation of books and book sets over the 14 years. It had become a perfect collection for the work I was now doing, and something I’m sure I had taken much pride in. The day I gave the last of it all away, I cried.
Philippians 3: 12 - 14
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I thank God for those years, countless things the Lord did, and continues to do in my life. Today I now minister the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and share about the power of God and how it has worked in my life, even in my teaching career. Thank God we can be servants of the most high God in all we do. Today, still is an exciting time in my life; remember, it is always exciting no matter where you are, when you are serving the Lord Jesus and the Father in heaven.
The scriptures say, He knows the times and bounds of our habitations. I encourage you to seek the Lord, seek his way, his will, for your life, you won’t be sorry!!
God Bless!!
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