Why: Have a Greater Impact

I am blessed to have grown up in a Christian home with godly parents who had the conviction that my brothers and I would always attend a Christian school. Of course, at the time, I never fully appreciated my parents’ conviction and sacrifice. The interesting thing is that, against my sincerest desires, I actually started teaching in a Christian school right out of college. And again, I didn’t fully embrace or commit to what God could, and was, doing through Christian education—until 2004, when I met Dr. Glen Schultz. It was then, after hearing the biblical truths of Kingdom Education, that I committed myself to the Lord to do whatever He called me to do for His Kingdom.

Trust me, since that time, there have been plenty of days when I questioned whether God really did call me to this Kingdom work. However, it is during these times that the Lord reminds me of these truths:

I am forever changed:

• “I was shown mercy… so that in me… Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.”
• “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”
• “I do not consider my life as dear to myself…but to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.”
• “…always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.”

I desire to have a greater impact for Christ:

When I think of someone who had a great impact for Christ, I can’t help but think of David and the story of David and Goliath. A few quick reminders of how God used David to have a greater impact:

• “The Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David.”
• When David’s brothers gave him a hard time by saying, “Why have you come here?”, David did not give in to the pressure to leave.
• When Saul said that David was “not able to go up against this Philistine to fight him,” David was not swayed from what God had brought him to do.
• David did not allow fear to consume him and direct his steps.
• David was confident that God “would deliver him.”
• David’s purpose was clear and pure. His desire was “that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.”

If there is ever a need to be reminded of our “why,” I think a most worthy “why” is so that the world (our students and beyond) would know the One True God.