Kids

Last night I went to the Levelland softball games to watch some of my former students play. When I got to the game some of my freshmen from this year were there watching and they asked me to come and sit by them. That is probably the most I have laughed in a long time. It was so much fun just to be able to sit and get to know the kids as well as just getting to have some fun. I wish there was a job that paid you to just hang out with kids, I would love that job. God has given me a heart for these students, so many of them are looking for someone who will just listen to them or spend just a couple of minutes with them. There was an eighth grader at the game last night who asked if I was really a teacher because I was cool. Cool?? Me?? All I did was sit with them and laugh and invest a small piece of my time. It is the small things in life that make a difference. I have now started to build relationship with these girls and hopefully one day when they need it the most I will be there with loving arms to help them and to share with them the love of Christ. It was for this very reason that I became a teacher. So many of these kids just want someone who will listen to their story and who actually cares about them and God has given me the heart to try and be that someone. They are hurting, they come from broken homes and just long for a little attention and some love. If you think the world is a wonderful place you need to walk into a classroom and hear the stories of each student, then you will see how much pain and suffering there is in the world today. These students have to grow up too fast and they do so with very few people who believe in them. I want to be the person who tells them that their dreams are possible and then be the one to help them reach those dreams.
So I guess I will leave you with a challenge. The next time you see some teenager at church, the store, and just around town some where stop and talk to them. Actually listen to what they have to say and build a relationship with them. Trust me they will truly bless your life.

14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14