Light in Dark Place

I am excited to share that, though this was a very stressful move for all and things were full of much darkness throughout the past few weeks, the Risen Christ was met and seen each day in my class.

Monday morning began with lots of hugs and the whole class realizing how much we missed each other, they are really bonding. Then my precious 4th Grade Class went on a prayer walk. We went to each classroom and office on the two floors CCS occupies and those 4 children PRAYED. It was such an awesome experience and we took the opportunity to seize it. PRAISE JESUS!!!!

We love our new class room. At the old school we were in the musty old basement with no windows. Now we have windows for the LIGHT to shine in, through, and out from. I also found it very interesting that my classroom door is the ONLY ONE (besides the Science Lab) that does not have a window in it. I also know that this is a gift from God.

I have mentioned in a previous entry about reading "The Barbarian Way" by Erwin McManus and how it was God's perfect timing for me to pick up and read. I wrote that he said:

To claim we believe is simply not enough. The call of Jesus is one that demands action.

...those who are most religious will be most offended and indignant. Barbarians are not welcome....

I feel that I am living this out right now in my work environment. Yes, believers, but I am not experiencing much action. I know I am a Barbarian, and well that makes me not welcome.

In the past week I read these words of McManus's:

We have become believers rather than experiencers.......To walk with God is to journey in the spiritual realm.

I know there is a war waging in the spiritual realm between the Kingdom of God and the dark kingdom and in the past week God has really opened my eyes up to this more than ever before in my walk with Him. I believe I am in the mist of a war right now.

And the fact that we have NO window on our classroom door is not an accident. See we just shut it and shut all the darkness out. Thus, the Risen Christ could not only be met, but experienced. And Trust me, He was there each and every day last week. Only on Friday, did we met and experience Him outside of our room (or outside the Science Lab, we have felt Him there too).

McManus wrote:
So many of us have put our hope in teaching our children about God rather than guiding them into an experience with God.

I don't want to just teach these ones that God entrusted to me about Him, I want to continue to experience Him with them. And truthfully, learn about Him through them.

...people's lives are forever changed by what happens in the unseen. We are called to be warriors of light in dark places.

Again, Praise God!!! I am with and in the Light, though in a dark place.