I hope it's not selfish to pray for myself...I ...

[Anonymous]

I hope it's not selfish to pray for myself...I seriously need a new career. I am a teacher in a very impoverished urban district. I don't mesh culturally with the kids I teach and am often dismayed by their behavior. I used to think I was relatively good at classroom management, but this year was marked down by my principal (of whom I have little confidence in to manage student behaviors either). I am burned out and downtrodden and it is a Herculean task to get out of bed each morning to come to work. I feel as if I am over my head and cannot begin to effect change for all the problems that plague these children and stunt their future prospects. I have applied to suburban and rural school districts, but I never even get a callback. I am stuck. Sometimes I think that God must have placed me here for a reason...although I am completely ineffective at doing anything that He may have had in mind. I could quit and start a non-teaching career, but I would be giving up a retirement and nice salary. Please pray for God to send me guidance. Amen

 

[SAMV]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[suja]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Godisgracious]

Have you ever seen/heard the video by ###? Teacher of the year http://www.guydoudstory.com/

Those kids need to know that Jesus loves them, and that someone cares about them. Ask the Lord what it is that He sees in them. Ask Him to give you a heart for them and the wisdom to know how to relate to them...Holy Spirit is your Teacher Counselor, Helper, Comforter.

Father, in the name of Jesus, open the eyes of this child of God's heart and reveal to her the value that these kids have in your sight. There is not one that is born an accident, but you have plans and purpose for each one, and they are all good plans. Use this teacher to impact the lives and futures of these kids. Give her insight and show her how to reach these kids. I bind her to the will and purposes of God for her life. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

 

[dcrandjr]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Garrett Kozlowski]

I prayed for this. In Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

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