faith·ful adj \ˈfāth-fəl\

1. steadfast in affection or allegiance: loyal

2. firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty

4. given with strong assurance

 

Today the kids chose if they wanted to present their testimonies in class, and it was a sweet time! The first class was a breeze- only 3 people wanted to share. But the 2nd class something different happened. This one girl that I wasn't too fond of (she seems like she hates everyone at this school but herself, has a bad attitude and doesn't do her work very well) shared her testimony. As she was sharing about the bullies in her life, she just got all emotional and started crying. It was crazy. It was like I really realized for the first time- "she's only 13." She went to the bathroom and then we as a class prayed for her and then I went to the bathroom and just sat and rubbed her back as she spilled everything out. She said that she saw how this other girl who shared her testimony said she was insecure- and that was exactly how she felt. She was hurt because some of the same people who bullied her are still in the class with her and that nothing has changed. She said that she seems like she's tough and tries to be defensive, but really she knows that is what God doesn't want her to do. I prayed over her and just asked God to strengthen her through these trials, to love her enemies through the Jesus who laid down His life for her and for her enemies. When she finished her testimony she admited that after LCW she wanted to get closer to the Lord and then as she is reading her Bible more she doesn't feel spiritually ready to be baptized yet but she wants to. The Lord is working on her heart in drammatic ways right now, I just hope this spring break gets her more closer to the Lord. I wonder what she means by "spiritually ready" ??

 

Either way, I learned a lot. I learned that you just never know when someone is going to burst into tears, and you just never know who in my class could die tonight and not go to Heaven.

 

How can I incorporate the Gospel more and more into our classroom?