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COURAGE AND CHANGE – 01/15/19

By January 15, 2019Daily Devotionals

COURAGE AND CHANGE
January 15, 2019

Prayer: Lord, thank you for being the one constant thing in our professional life that never changes.

Scripture: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NIV

All living things are constantly changing.  Since the moment God knit the first cells of our bodies in our mother’s wombs we have been changing.  Every living thing is in constant change.  As our bodies are constantly changing, so are our professional lives. In Janice’s first few years of teaching she was amazed at the constant change going on in her professional life – changing strategies, philosophies, materials, and personnel.

Amidst this professional maelstrom, only one thing has remained constant for Janice and that is her personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (Heb. 13:8) His instructions for her to go into her classroom, shut the door, and privately pray for the staff, parents, and students she serves has never changed.  His call for her to return good for other’s evil has never changed.  His call for her to encourage and gather with other Christian teachers to agree in prayer has never changed.  His instructions to bear spiritual fruit (peace, patience, love, etc.) have never changed.  His instructions for her to constantly thank and praise God for all things in her professional life have never changed.  His instructions to acknowledge Him in her professional life so He would direct her path have never changed.  His instruction to let His light shine where she works has never changed.

Jesus is the compass to guide us through this constant professional change, this maelstrom. Our hope and trust is in Him. We must keep our eyes on Him, the compass, and follow where He leads.

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