Tying your shoes

So I am officially the student teacher in a class with 15 boys and 5 girls. Not a single white kid. Right in the heart of the ghetto of Lubbock. And for some reason...its perfect. I feel like I have been in the classroom with them for an entire year already. Today on my way to school I listened to the song on K-love that says, "I am every man." So when I showed up I kept thinking to myself. These are the faces of God. These kids are made in His image and no matter how obnoxious I feel they are being I have to remember they are God's creation and I need to show them God's love. Four or five of the kids in my class have a mom or dad that is currently in prison. The majority of them come from broken homes, have a number of brothers and sisters, don't get breakfast and sometimes don't get fed until breakfast at school the next morning. The part that gets me is they still show up and have a smile on their face. I continue to thank God for the opportunity he has blessed me with this semester. Yesterday morning I prayed that I would seek Him throughout the day and be patient and show His love to my students. After lunch my friend Steven was sitting on the carpet trying to tie his shoes for the 100th time that day. I sat down next to him and asked him if he wanted to learn how to tie his own shoes, and he did. So 30 min. later Steven tied his shoe for the first time. Oh MY GOSH! The look on his face and the excitement it brought not only to him but to me was awesome. He may not know how to write all of his letters in the alphabet but yesterday it didn't matter. All that mattered is he had been sucessful at something, and someone had taken the time to be patient with him and help him be successful. And that's all those kids need, is for someone to sit with them and give them attention for 10 min. of their day. Same with God. That's what I have decided. God wants us to just give him 10 min. of our busy day. He wants to sit with us and give us His attention, but he wants our attention as well. I read in Ps. 2 last night that if we ask Him he will give us the nations. What? Yeah, all we need to do is give Him some of our attention and think of the amazing things He has to offer. 

I have enjoying seeing God work in the little 6 year olds I have in my classroom. I have enjoyed seeing God in the small things in life. And nothing has made me as excited as I was yesterday when Steven tied his shoe. Nothing makes God more excited than when we spend time with Him. Just ask Him and He will give you the nations.