Teaching

Someone whom I greatly respect said something that stopped me in my tracks and really got me thinking. We were talking yesterday about something completely unrelated and he said, "You're always teaching something..."

I about fell off my chair.

I've always been aware that I have been in positions in life where people are watching me, my words, my actions. I babysat kids spread across locations, genders, and ages throughout my teenage years. Over the past eleven years hundreds of Jr. Week campers and many a counselor has watched me, listened to me, and trusted my leadership. All through school and college peers examined my life because I was a Christian - some to critique it, some to observe it. Now, and maybe most importantly, I lead HSM[highschoolministry] and I am under the microscope with about 40 sets of eyes watching me.

I consider the fact that I am "always teaching something' one of the greatest honors in my life. I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that that it also frightens me to the core of my being. As long as I remember to lean into God and ask Him to ensure that my words are His words, my actions are His actions, and the wisdom I use is from Him then I can go forward confidently into the life God planned for me - and THAT isn't frightening at all!