Recognize God In Your Work

Ecclesiastes 2:24-26There is nothing better for man than to eat, drink, and to enjoy his work. I have seen that even this if from God's hand. For who can eat and who can enjoy life apart from Him? For to the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God's sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Each day I am thankful that I have the opportunity to influence high school students and athletes in a positive way. It is very easy to lose focus of this with all of the negative things that go with our society. Students not being motivated, students missing school, athletes with a bad attitude, parents that have a false sense of how talented their son is, students that are living with divorced parents or single parent homes, students that have been abused, students with iep's, administrators adding more to our plates as teachers, new contracts with less compensation, higher expectations from the state on test scores, etc. I could go on and on and on. Each day we must celebrate the successes of our work. God wants us to enjoy our work. By doing what is best for students and athletes each day- I find that peace of mind! I pray that this week we can find a peace of mind in knowing that our work is Godly, I pray that we can find time to share with our families, and I pray that we can find the time to help someone that is hurting or in need! AMEN

Having a Solid Foundation

Matthew 7:24-25 "Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be a sensible man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded the house. Yet it didn't collapse, because its foundation was on the rock."

I believe what this passage is saying is that we need to have a solid foundation in our lives and that we need to have a plan. I have always felt that my strongest foundation has been God and my family. These foundations have never turned their back on me! I know that there have been times that I have made poor decisions, and they have always been there for me. Just as God has a plan for us- I believe that we should always have a plan for the events of our life. A well thought out plan can provide a foundation for you as adversity hits. Prayer:Lord I pray that you can allow us to see the solid foundation that you have put in front of us, I pray that you will give us strength to develop a wise plan for the week and days to come, I pray that you will be with those people that are low on strength and that need guidance in adversity, thank you for your presence! AMEN