A couple of months ago I was called as a Sunday School teacher- gospel doctrine. I love it because I delve into the scriptures in a way I cannot seem to make time for without the responsibility. But I feel the weight of the responsibility heavily. We have so few hours to be enlightened, touched, and taught the things of the Lord that I believe the 45 min in Sunday school vital and precious. I hope and pray every time that I will be inspired and teach according to the needs of those who attend. One day my heart will stop pounding and my breathing will be even the hour before I teach. But I comforted by the knowledge that I have put all I can into it and He will make up for the rest.
Every lesson I pick out a theme or a principle that if they gain nothing else from my lesson, hopefully they got "that". Today's principle was miracles. We/I believe in a God of miracles. Honest to goodness- man could not ever on his own accord to produce- miracles. That nothing is impossible with God. The bible dictionary states: "Miracles are an important element in the work of Jesus Christ, being not only divine acts, but forming also a part of the divine teaching. Christianity is founded on the greatest of all miracles, the resurrection of our Lord. If that be admitted, other miracles cease to be improbable."
I believe this as a part of the gospel- but I had to ask myself do I really believe it- for myself- personally? Do I believe God will work miracles for me? The deciding element as whether or not this will happen is my faith- (and the will of God). So I need to know do I have the faith that God will work miracles for me. Then I realized that it would be a lie if I said that God has not already worked miracles in my life. They may not be grandiose- or how I "wanted"-- But I know they are there. Unfortunately, I feel myself wavering in the belief of future miracles. But, I am relieved and comforted that when it all boils down, the strongest, surest part of me says; yes, I believe. Because I believe- I won't give up- not yet. I can't see it, I can't understand it and at times I feel completely directionless. But nothing is impossible with God. I believe in a God of miracles!
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"You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed, as your deed is, so is your destiny." Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.5 (Translated by Eknath Easwaran.).
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation. There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now." Goethe
" I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make a life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt, or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a person humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming." Goethe
"Being committed to place ourselves in an environment that we know will make us grow and teach us about our deepest selves builds character, strength, and courage. We soon find ourselves in the habit of growth and find that "we’ve arrived" by our mere presence on the path. We find ourselves at home in the heat of our own refinement." Scott Moore
"The last thing the world needs is another perfect Downward Facing Dog pose. What the world does need is another open heart." Judeth Lasater
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