There is nothing that I can say to change the thoughts of some people and have reached the point in my 59 years of life that... I DON'T CARE.
I want to share an article that was in our local paper related to the non-new of our school district superintendent's contract. It reads...
"JPS CHIEF'S JOB IMPOSSIBILITY
To paraphrase Will Rogers all I know about our public school superintendent is what I read in the papers. The school board recommends, the City Counsel deliberate, statistics are cited, facts are debated, opinions exchanged and decisions will be made.Before final action is taken by the proper authority, could some points be considered? Are today's children being raised in an academic atmosphere where formal education is respected? Are these children prepared at home and their environment for the classroom? Do they enter their grade with the discipline, family support and desire to succeed in life through learning and hard work?
Perhaps the superintendent's job is impossible."
Perhaps so but if you think he has it tough, come stand in my shoes for a day. No wait, one day is not enough. You should come for a week. Just a regular week, not one that requires special testing or one where you get 23 new students who have arrived with various offenses ranging from having drugs at school, a knife hidden in the gym bag, or having sex on the bus. Just a regular week so you cannot say "it's just one day."
I'm continually asked when I'm going to "get out" and I'm continually asking back "why". Some body's got to do it right? I'm beginning to ask myself if anyone can do what I do and should I continue to try to do what do. Seems the job is simply impossible. Be that as it may, when I get 240 comments and birthday wishes from former student it tells me that i've done something right, if for only one changed life it was worth the cost.
In today's world everything is costing more and many people have a lifestyle where they get too much for free, so they adopt the way of life that what ever you tried to do for them it's never enough. Mays me wonder if some one will pay the price I've paid when I'm gone.
Recently God showed me a GREAT TRUTH found in the 10 chapter of Joshua. God has delivered a waring group to Joshua and his people. Joshua takes God at his word and begins to get busy killing the enemy. God even gets personal with the enemy by knocking them in the head with hail stones. Joshua sees that the battle is going to take a little longer than he thought so he has the nerve to ask God to stop the SUN and MOON. PLEASE! ask God to stop the sun! Yes he did. Joshua knew that God had delivered the enemy unto him and that the battle was won before the first life was taken. Why not ask for the sun to be stopped in the sky? WHY NOT? God is all powerful, He can do anything.
So it brings you and I to this point. What ever the problem, be it sins or trials we come down to "faithing" #1 stop the sun or #2 sins and trials, #1 stop the sun or #2 sins and trials, #1 stop the sun or #2 sins and trials????????
So even the impossible, like educating children and enabling them to become productive citizens is not beyond God power. So today i would beg you to pray to God to STOP THE SUN.
