"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." -- Aristotle.
Actually, in truth, I like school. I like learning new things. I like delving deep into the world of knowledge (wow, did that sound corny or what?) I admit there are subjects that I don't prefer (curse you, science!), but overall, I really like school. And don't get me started on school supplies! Freshly sharpened pencils, new erasers, pretty binders, new crayons, pencil crayons, stickers, decorating notebooks. Ahh, my happy place.
Today, we began school. As we do every Tuesday, for Bible lessons, we do memory work together. Mom, Travis, and I. We take turns each week picking a memory verse, writing it out all fancy on a piece of that giant construction paper and teaching it to the others. For the first week back to school, Mom chose the memory verse. 2 Timothy 2:15
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
Good verse to start off the new school year, huh? The context is talking about sharing the gospel, but we can apply it in many different circumstances. Like school. Doing our best for the Lord in school so that we have no need to be ashamed when report card season comes. Doing our best for the Lord at work so that have no need to be ashamed when the staff meeting comes up. Are you picking up what I'm laying down? No matter where we are, what we're doing, or how we're doing it, we need to be doing our best for the Lord.
That's definitely true.
Actually, in truth, I like school. I like learning new things. I like delving deep into the world of knowledge (wow, did that sound corny or what?) I admit there are subjects that I don't prefer (curse you, science!), but overall, I really like school. And don't get me started on school supplies! Freshly sharpened pencils, new erasers, pretty binders, new crayons, pencil crayons, stickers, decorating notebooks. Ahh, my happy place.
Today, we began school. As we do every Tuesday, for Bible lessons, we do memory work together. Mom, Travis, and I. We take turns each week picking a memory verse, writing it out all fancy on a piece of that giant construction paper and teaching it to the others. For the first week back to school, Mom chose the memory verse. 2 Timothy 2:15
"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."
Good verse to start off the new school year, huh? The context is talking about sharing the gospel, but we can apply it in many different circumstances. Like school. Doing our best for the Lord in school so that we have no need to be ashamed when report card season comes. Doing our best for the Lord at work so that have no need to be ashamed when the staff meeting comes up. Are you picking up what I'm laying down? No matter where we are, what we're doing, or how we're doing it, we need to be doing our best for the Lord.
"Out of all the gifts to you, you shall present every contribution due to the Lord; from each its best part is to be dedicated." -- Numbers 18:29