Test prayer 3

My dear Christian educators,

It is so much more difficult to be in education today. The pressures of test scores, evaluations, lesson plans, paperwork and other duties assigned continually creep up to cloud our high calling. However, remembering the gift that God has given us to be an educator helps us to humbling focus back on what is most important - whatever we do, we do unto Him. If you are overwhelmed, pray. There is peace. In fact, 1st Thess. 5:16-19 admonishes us to "rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 

Dear Lord,

Thank you for designing us to be educators. Thank you for allowing us the privilege of working with children and molding them to be all they can be. Lord, help us to encourage the discouraged today. Help us to be able to be someone to whom they can come to. Help me to be available and present and not too busy for the little things that matter most to them. Lord, may we have a double portion of wisdom to choose the right words today. Show us how to be careful with what we say, because they always seem to listen when we don't want them to. Help the students to really try their best on the tests today and have success. Lord, thank You for being our Guide and Protector.  You are so good to us. Thank You, Heavenly Father for Your love. We ask it all in the name of Jesus, Amen.

As always, I am
Prayerfully dependent,

K

Karen C. Seddon
CEAI, State Director, Florida

kseddon@ceai.org

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