It's amazing to me how fast God answers prayers sometimes. Just last night I was doing my bible study on Colossians and read the verse "Conduct yourselves with wisdom towards outsiders, making the most of the opportunities." (4:5) and that was my prayer. I had been struggling with my fear of witnessing lately and last night I focused the most on that. I wanted to be a witness for my students and not be scared to share.
So today, I had TWO girls (in two different class periods) have emotional breakdowns and they came to me for comfort. I prayed the whole time I was with them and to be honest, I was silent most of the time and just let them do the talking. I gave one of the girls the option of staying out in the hallway for a few more minutes to get herself together and said she could sit by herself or I could say with her. Now, you have to understand that I thought this girl wasn't really a fan of me, so I was utterly shocked when she looked at me and said "I'd like you to stay with me, please". One of the other girls, I was able to give her the verse 1 Corinthians 10:13 which says:
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
It was absolutely awesome to be there for those girls today. I didn't exactly get to "witness" but I pray that my actions and my willingness to listen will open doors in the future. It also made me pretty sure about what I'd like to get my masters in now- school counseling. It was between that and school administration and I just feel that my heart is closer to the counseling side and will help me more in situations like this to come.
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