So today was sunday. sigh. . . It was long. For anyone who does not know, I am LDS. (Yes I am a Mormon and yes I go to church for 3 hours on Sunday) I also teach the junior class in primary. (3-7yrs) It's not exactly the easiest class to teach but it can be very insightful. Today's lesson was on following Christ. Piece of cake, right? Wrong. The kids were exceptionally rowdy today and with a whole 30 minutes that I still needed to fill I was about ready to pull my hair out. But then something extraordinary happened: I pulled out some pictures of Christ and started looking at them and then one after the other, the children started looking at them with me (with the exception of one small boy who was talking to his crayon). By this time I was looking at a picture were Christ calms the seas:
That's when one of the girls turns to me and asks "what's happening in this picture?"
A whole discussion opened about Jesus! For the next 30 minutes that's all we talked about and it was amazing! The children were captivated as I told story after story and answered question after question about my Savior. We talked about how He raised Lazurus from the dead, how He will come again, and of course the stormy sea. They all decided to draw pictures of themselves standing next to Christ. I felt so amazed. It truly is the littlest things that make the biggest difference in our lives. I would also dare to venture that it is how we choose to act with what we're given and with how we deal with things that make those little things seem so big. Anyways, I'm just so grateful for the insights of small children. I learn a lot from them when I listen. Till tomorrow! Love you all!
This is something I read this morning that I though you might benefit from It came from a blog The beauty in his grip. Her words today spoke volumes and I think you can relate.
ReplyDeleteI heard a quote this morning from the famed photographer, Ansel Adams. It struck a chord with me even though I'm not a photographer:
“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have
somebody click the shutter.” Ansel Adams
This got me thinking about how God brings us to different places in our lives at just the right time to reveal some of His beauty. His timing is always perfect. We only need to open our eyes to the gift He has placed before us. For me, I was brought to a place this week where I was vulnerable. My emotions were raw, but I placed my heart out there, bare for all to see. The result? God's beauty came in an incredible way through the encouragement of friends and I clicked the shutter!
I was (and still am) amazed at His glory! I encourage you not put your current circumstance in a box. Allow God to show you His beauty and click the shutter. I know you'll be amazed, too!
- See more at: http://www.thebeautyinhisgrip.com/2014/01/clicking-shutter-and-sharing-his-beauty.html#more
Wow, Thank you so much for sharing! What a beautiful message!
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