What struck me, was how much planning had gone into making the worksheets, ensuring the fairness of the test, doing the routes... etc etc. and even then, when we were there, we were constantly troubleshooting as we familiarised ourselves with the various places and possible routes.
- Are the questions too hard?
- What are the potential mistakes the kids will make?
- What kind of behavioural problems will we face? How do we prevent them?
etc etc.
then as I was leaving the place i thought - wow. this is what God does for every moment of our lives.
teachers aren't infallible... so we can plan and plan but somehow we most likely will still have to deal with unforeseen circumstances on the day itself.
God on the other hand is faithful and He never fails!
I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
~Isaiah 42:16
that's just one example... gosh. someone compiled a whole list of verses for times of stress here and it's super encouraging.
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The general attitude of the P2s also encourages me a lot.
They have such faith in us teachers - Teacher will make all things right, just tell teacher. Teacher will take care of us etc etc. They ask 'where are we going next?' but still happily follow. Heh there's never even a fleeting thought that the teacher might be wrong. God does all that perfect planning for my life. no wonder the bible calls us to have faith like a child.
