Teacher Life: Extra Time

Have you ever needed more time and had to shift your life around to reach your goals? 

That's what I'm doing now. 

I've applied to a few positions, but haven't received any offers.  There's always retail, but it would cut into the time that I need.  I'm trying to make time.  Time for my family and time for my relationship with Jehovah.  Time to run the farm and to develop that business so that our farm feeds us, our family, and the community. 

That led me to VIP Kid.  After lots of research on the application process, the video lesson is what's most challenging to me.  I am just nervous and anxious that I don't understand the technology.  Nervous and anxious that I won't do it correctly. 

Why be nervous or anxious?  Because I'm human.  I took the time from the busyness of the day to remember the scripture that helps me to calm my anxieties.  Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus."  NWT 

Then, after the counsel given at Matthew 6:25-32, the scripture that brings the point home in verse 33 is, "Keep on, then, seeking first the Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you. 34 So never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties.  Each day has enough of its own troubles."   NWT

And then it hit me!  I knew where I'd made a misstep.  I wasn't seeking the Kingdom first.  I was trying to find the time first.  There are only 24 hours in everyone's day.  I'm not going to find more time.  I needed to use the time that I had to develop my relationship with Jehovah.  Serve Him and study His word.  The time that I need for the family would be there.  The time that I need for the farm would be there.  Most importantly, the time that I needed for doing God's will would be there.  I didn't need to make time from a different job or anything else.   

The VIP Kid employment process was already begun and I'll complete the process.  I'm going to do a second demo video.  Hopefully, in this one, I'll talk less and be approved for the teaching position.