This month at church, we have been honoring everyday heroes. People like our law enforcement, teachers, nurses, and many more! The first week, we had two new highway patrolmen, the local fire chief, and EMT workers.
I am not going to lie, seeing those troopers up there made tears come to my eyes. Dressed up and looking so much like Nolan, nearly had me running from the sanctuary. Pastor Bill took time to mention and honor, Nolan, and after I got myself together, I was glad I stayed to hear the guest speaker. It was David Nasser, and he was truly awesome and easy to listen to, and his story was amazing.
Last week, we honored teachers, doctors, and nurses who have worked tirelessly through the pandemic. One retired teacher, Mrs. Del Daniels, told us her story about how God let her use her time as a teacher to bring glory to God. Her story was one of triumph, because she was able to use her classroom as a mission field. That testimony got me thinking about how all of our careers are just that, a mission field.
No matter what kind of career we choose, God is always working behind the scenes. No matter what you do for a living, when people find out you are a person of faith, they ask you to pray for them or their family, and they want to talk to you about their concerns. I think it is because they know you care, and are concerned about what is on their heart.
Just like Mrs. Del Daniels in her classroom, her students learned quickly that she was a praying teacher, and wanted the best for their lives. What a testimony of faith that God allowed her to work in a public school setting, while exhibiting her awesome faith in Him!
In my career as a hairstylist, I have encountered numerous teachers and nurses and all other types of careers that were able to spend their time, not only helping others, but also pointing many to Jesus.
I think back to the first week of our “Everyday Heroes” series at church, and how if I had run from the building just because those new troopers made me think of Nolan, and how much I miss him, I would have missed the big picture of what was going on that day.
We know I miss him. Lord have mercy, seeing those guys up there, even knowing their family and that they are precious souls, couldn’t stop my tears. If I see you in that uniform, I am coming undone. I cannot help that fact, it is who I am.
I think about what I would have missed if I had run away and given up on what God had in store for that service. He wanted me to go get a Kleenex and keep on going. I did, and I received a blessing.
David Nasser was the kind of speaker you could listen to all day. He told his life’s story and had me mesmerized. He lived through the Iranian revolution and has faced things many of us have never known.
He didn’t give up, and I won’t either. I will face the hard times head on, because there may be a blessing on the other side. Teaching school, being a nurse or a doctor may be a tough career to be in these days, but what kind of blessing is on the other side?
God calls everyone who chooses to keep peace, His children. Let that sink in! He wants us to keep peace, stay still, and let Him work. It takes all we have sometimes to stay still and let Him work in our lives. I know when I allow Him to work, no matter how hard it seems, things work out for my good.
Let nurses and teachers, doctors and and any other profession that wants to tell you how God is working in their career to speak into your life. They are living on the front lines, and have firsthand knowledge of what is going on in our world.
Remember God is the author of peace, and not confusion. Consider His Word and the promises He makes, “for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind”…1 Tim. 1:7
I love the phrase, “sound mind”. God speaks into our spirit to lean into His word. He promises a sound mind,no matter how hard the circumstances we face. We may see a moment to be too much to face, but if we hold on, He will show us the reason for what we are facing.
He wants to use us, no matter what our career. Whether we stay home and run our home, or work an outside job. He wants to use us for His Glory!
Digging Deeper 