training training

yep training training not in the physical sense but that's what i'm doing now in my temp job.
for those who don't know what it is about,
i'm attached to school to give the students talks ranging from leadership modules, living and learning solutions.
and trust me i need lots of grace for this job.

in terms of handling noisy students,
students with disciplinary problems.
it's really a job where i learn to die to self and really stand on His word knowing that seeds are definitely being sown regardless of whether i can see or feel.

and yes, out of my few sessions of training and facilitating so far,
i realise that God is training me how to handle difficult situations with more composure and rest within.
on my first session of training on thurs, my class was the last class to set up in terms of logistics.
i was still running around the whole unfamiliar school to try to find my colleagues for a laptop to set up the stuff.
imagine walking all around the school, with the clock ticking away, knowing that u're already 30mins late even though u arrived at the school 40mins before the start time, just because of a laptop that isn't available.
naturally i was swearing under my breath all the way as i was walking briskly all around the school.
after 3/4 of this time has passed, something just dawned on me.
yes i might feel flustered, yes i might have that worry of starting late and not being able to finish on time, but i realise He was telling me to cultivate a praise consciousness ALL THE TIME regardless of the situations that i face.
mischievous students? praise the Lord. Obedient students? praise the Lord. students who don't listen? praise the Lord.

praise Him in all situations, even if the situations are really really sucky to the flesh.
that i am learning through Him.

and i'm glad though this is the first week of official work for me, i already feel that God is strengthening me in some way or another. i don't quite know what it is that He's strengthening me in, but i know definitely things happen the way they are because God wants me to go through certain situations to learn to strengthen myself in Him, instead of cursing.
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and i'm thankful for that.