It was in the midst of the most glorious
days of Bible club at my public elementary school that God began to give me
that "heavenly nudge". Something was about to change, and I shouldn't fight
it.
It all began one day in the car. After leaving my
class in the hands of a capable supply teacher for the afternoon, I found
myself driving towards the board office to attend a math seminar. I wasn't
alone in the car. I was transporting one of my colleagues to the same
seminar; and I was listening as she began telling me that the school board
French Consultant, a mutual friend of ours, would be going out on maternity
leave soon.
It wasn’t overly interesting to me, but I stored
the information away, and I began to wonder who the school board would hire
to replace her for the year she would be off. Suddenly, as I was driving
down the road, I received a little "vision". I saw myself sitting in an
office behind a desk. I had never seen this office before, but in the
"vision" I was shown the office in great detail.
A few minutes later, we arrived at the school
board office and went to our seminar. I couldn’t shake that little "vision",
however. The fact that it had come just as my co-teacher was telling me
about the upcoming vacancy for French Consultant made me wonder if I should
consider the post; but just as quickly I dismissed the idea completely. I
couldn’t leave the classroom. I would miss teaching too much! And what about
the Bible club? How could it survive without me? No, it was definitely out
of the question...
After the seminar, my co-teacher and I decided to
drop in on our mutual friend, the French Consultant, just to say "hi".
Imagine my astonishment to walk through the doorway and to see -- the exact
same office I had been shown in the car! Everything was the same, down to
the minutest detail, except for one thing: My friend, now big with child,
was the one sitting behind the desk instead of me!
What was God up to?
That mystery was soon resolved. The French
Consultant then asked me to consider becoming the acting French Consultant
while she was away on leave!
My immediate reaction was the same as before:
Absolutely not! I couldn't and wouldn't leave the classroom, nor would I
consider leaving the Bible club.
But wait. Why would God have gone to the trouble
to show me that office down to the tiniest detail, and then complete the
picture by putting me behind the desk instead of my friend?
It was definitely food for thought, and because of
that little "vision", I agreed to consider the idea.
You have probably already guessed the rest of the
story. I recognized God's hand of guidance on my life. I did apply for the
position, and I was chosen.
It was amazing to me to think that had God not
shown me that little "vision", I wouldn't have considered the post. Had I
not considered the post, however, I would have been closing the door on what
God was preparing to do in my life and in that school board...
What is God pushing you to do? Seek His will and
don't fight against it. Instead, may your prayer be the same as David's:
"But I trust in you, Lord; I say, 'You are my God.'" (Psalm 31:14 NIV)
Remember: God will not ask you to do anything that He will not equip you to do. Open your heart to His guidance, and then sit back and prepare for the thrill of your life!
In His love,
Rob Chaffart