Growing pains...

Last Friday Hannah and I were planning on teaching Sabbath School for church the next day, and we had planned to put our lesson together sometime on Friday night. We were sitting around Friday night after worship, and one of the older girls came up to Hannah and asked her if she could teach one of the other classes for the younger children, and she said, “yes”. I realized what that meant for me… I had to do Sabbath school by myself! I had a few things highlighted in my devotional books, and some Bible verses that I wanted to share, but no topic, or real structure of any kind.

When I woke up Sabbath morning, I had a really bad ear infection/ache. I have had trouble in the past with fluids in my ears, and so I was a little concerned to be having trouble again with that same problem. It hurt so much that I was on the verge of staying home from church… I prayed, and remembered that I had a class to teach. So, I got up, got dressed, and went out to the bus. My ear was still really hurting and bothering me, but when I sat down to teach class, I had no pain for the full hour of the lesson. And, I thought that I only had enough material for about 20 minutes, but God kept giving me new thoughts to bring to the table, and new verses as well. I know that it was God helping me through the class because in the States I barely even speak up in SS (Sabbath School) class, let alone teach!

After the class was over, I went into church, and immediately my ear started hurting again! It was hurting so much that I had to go to one of the back rooms to try to relax. I laid down on the kitchen floor for the entire church service, and the pain still hadn’t left me. When we arrived back at the Hogar, I took a short nap, and treated my ear with some oils. I woke up feeling much better.

We ended up taking a trip to a beautiful river in the afternoon and relaxing there for about 2-3 hours. It turned out to be a great day.

Sometimes it’s hard to see just how much God does in my life, but it’s days like Sabbath that make me comforted knowing that God is watching over me, and taking care of me… my lessons in that might hurt a little bit, but I know I am growing so much in faith, and in my relationship with Jesus Christ. I wanted to stay home from church, I really did, but I knew that I would always wonder if I should have gone, or regretted staying… but, even though my ear hurt the rest of the church service, it was worth it if I touched just one person in that SS class. All I know is that God spoke through me, and helped me do something I normally would never do.

I know that God will keep teaching me, and helping me grow, even if it hurts a bit along the way…