For the past week I've been very busy marking examination papers. Quite a task I must say, since I had a mountain of papers to go through. It is never easy at this time of the school year. Anyway, I seem to be getting through nicely even though I would have appreciated a bit of help if it were available.
I must confess that the marking of examination scripts can be a very rewarding experience even though marking is tedious and time consuming. There is this warm glow that spreads over me when my students excel. There are times when I come upon a particularly good paper and I just feel like punching the air and shouting with joy:
'Yes! Perfect! He got it! Great job!'
Right away I want to share my joy with someone else. I just can't keep it to myself. I am like a proud mother who wants share with a close friend that special moment when her child excels. It may seem strange but I have a strong bond with my students and consider them my children even though I am not their biological mother. If they hurt; I hurt. If they succeed; I am like a proud mother. Don't try to understand. I guess it is just one of those inexplicable things.
Anyway, I have had a number of students doing well in their examinations and to tell you the truth I am tickled pink. This takes me to the point I want to make. If I can feel this way about students excelling in a temporal examination, I wonder about God's reaction when we excel in the daily tests that prepare us for eternity. Paul offers us the following words of encouragement:" study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth".
Whether we believe it or not we are students in God's classroom and the lessons being taught are to prepare us for eternity. How well are we mastering the lessons taught? By the grace of God let us study well and be excellent students thus giving God the opportunity to say: Hast thou considered my servant ___________? (Put your name there.)
I'm sure He'll be tickled pink.
Have a blessed night.
I must confess that the marking of examination scripts can be a very rewarding experience even though marking is tedious and time consuming. There is this warm glow that spreads over me when my students excel. There are times when I come upon a particularly good paper and I just feel like punching the air and shouting with joy:
'Yes! Perfect! He got it! Great job!'
Right away I want to share my joy with someone else. I just can't keep it to myself. I am like a proud mother who wants share with a close friend that special moment when her child excels. It may seem strange but I have a strong bond with my students and consider them my children even though I am not their biological mother. If they hurt; I hurt. If they succeed; I am like a proud mother. Don't try to understand. I guess it is just one of those inexplicable things.
Anyway, I have had a number of students doing well in their examinations and to tell you the truth I am tickled pink. This takes me to the point I want to make. If I can feel this way about students excelling in a temporal examination, I wonder about God's reaction when we excel in the daily tests that prepare us for eternity. Paul offers us the following words of encouragement:" study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth".
Whether we believe it or not we are students in God's classroom and the lessons being taught are to prepare us for eternity. How well are we mastering the lessons taught? By the grace of God let us study well and be excellent students thus giving God the opportunity to say: Hast thou considered my servant ___________? (Put your name there.)
I'm sure He'll be tickled pink.
Have a blessed night.
3 Comments:
More stocktaking, Sis? ;)
We do need to contemplate these things. I'll tell you though... I'm tickled pink at the thought of God being tickled pink. :D
Well said, Verne! My hope is in Christ to consider...me and those that I'm praying for today.
Yep! I agree with what you said. Thank you for making that visual for me as I am a visual learner ;o). I want to make my Daddy proud!
~Nicole
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