dear sister
by vanessa frazier
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” – Psalm 18:2
Dear Sister,
Take inventory from Psalm 18. As we work throughout the second semester of the year, it’s a good time to take a Jesus check. Can you say, “He is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer?” Can you give proof of the same?
For me, Jesus as my rock is always securing my spiritual foundation despite the fact that my flesh wants to shift to the left or to the right. But if I stay within His daily, and I do mean daily, instruction, I’m following His will and His ways.
This sheep is not trying to go astray!
For you and our brothers in this vast harvest, we must know that the work we do is not small, even when it feels unnoticed. Try your best to get your eyes off those who see you in the natural and be encouraged by the truth that your Father sees your work in the Spirit.
You are working in the Spirit, correct?
Every lesson you teach by the Spirit, every student you encourage by the Spirit, every moment you show patience by the Spirit reveals His care. This is spiritually meaningful. In the midst of the pressures, responsibilities, and challenges that come with education, God offers you something unshakable: His strength and His refuge.
Psalm 18:2 reminds us:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer… my shield… my stronghold.”
Some days are sure to be long and sure to snatch at your energy. Praise God right there. Why? You’re about to find out how and when the Lord is your rock, working steadily beneath your feet.
When you feel surrounded by demands, He is your fortress, your protection and your peace peace. Even if you need the weekend to grade papers. The Lord is near.
When you wonder how you’ll make it through the rest of the school year, He is your deliverer—able to carry you beyond what you can do alone.
In Christ Jesus, you are not teaching in your own strength. This is the mystery of being in Christ. God is your shield, your stronghold, and the One who sustains you.
Again, this is an inventory check. If you can’t call Jesus everything He says He is in the Word, make this scripture your prayer hope:
This is the confidence we have in approaching God:if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him (1 John 5:14-15).
Ask and ask some more for peace, strength, patience, power, authority within your classroom and all the other spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus.
Keep going. What you are planting– includuing wisdom, understanding and knowledge– in the hearts of students today will bear fruit tomorrow.
His servant to public schools,
Vanessa E. Frazier
