I had a dream last
night. In this dream, I was going to a
restaurant. After being seated at the
table, the waiter came over and did something that I wasn’t expecting. He started praying. It appeared that this was standard procedure
in this restaurant. He started the
prayer with, “Thank you, God, for allowing me to be a server in your service.” The rest of the prayer included asking God to
bless us and our food. He ended the
prayer with, “If it’s okay with you, God, I’d like a little more time.”
I woke up thinking
about the dream and the message it contained.
I believe that God was reminding me (and now you) of a couple of
things. I am a teacher. I am employed by a school district, but I don’t
work for them. Colossians 3:23 says, Whatever you do, work at it with all your
heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. I work for the Lord. I am a teacher in His Service. No matter what you do with your time, it
should be as working for the Lord. You
may be a secretary, a pipeliner, a student, a grocery store clerk, a pastor, a
stay-at-home mom, a barista, a contractor, a salesman…the list could go on
forever. Whatever it is that defines
your daily activity, you are to be in service to the Lord. You are a secretary in His service. You are a pipeliner in His service. You are a student in His service. You are grocery store clerk in His
service. You are a pastor in His
service. You are a stay-at-home mom in His
service. You are a barista in His
service. You are a contractor in His
service. You are a salesman in His
service.
I am a teacher in His service. I love my job and look forward to being with
my students every day. The thought of
not getting to teach anymore makes me sad, but I know there will come a time
when I will need to retire and hand the reins over to a new generation. For now, I will do what I can to prepare
young people for the next stage of their life.
There is still so much to do, so much to learn along the journey, and so
many joys to experience. It’s vital that
I don’t waste the precious time that God has given me to live in His service.
I am thankful for the ways that God speaks to me….this time
through a dream. I am thankful that I
can be a teacher in His service. And if
it’s ok with Him, I hope He gives me a little more time.
