Recently I was required to look at and evaluate my official job description and I have to be honest, it overwhelmed me somewhat. When faced with the tasks I am expected to perform, the enormity and importance of it all hit me. It's not that I don't do it all but looking at it in its entirety really made me stop and consider just how well I was doing in each of those areas. And as the significance began to build, so did my fear and insecurity. What if I dropped the ball on just one of those responsibilities? What repercussions would be felt by the teachers, students, and parents placed under my authority if I make just one decision that is not the best? What if I allow myself just once to react instead of respond? What if, what if, what if.....
"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." James 1:5
What more do I need to answer those "what if" questions than this verse? Knowing that I am human and am prone to make mistakes, I realized the most important part of my job description was not even written on those school policy pages. The task I need to focus on actually has very little to do with what I get a paycheck for doing. Or maybe it has everything to do with it...
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength." Mark 12:30
Nothing short of my full devotion to the Savior of my soul can guarantee my success in my job or in my life. And if there are any of my duties I simply can't afford to neglect, that would be it. The truth is that if I get that part right, everything else will fall in place. Praise the Lord that I don't have to worry about having all the right answers or making all the right decisions.
"For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding." Proverbs 2:6
AMEN!
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