He Holds Everything Together

There are a lot of differences between teaching here in Panama at a private Christian international school and teaching at a public school in the States. There are pros and cons to both, definitely, and some things are just different. For example, the students here are extremely affectionate right away. They have already written me tons of "I love you Ms. DuBois" notes, stories about my marriage to Kris, etc... There is also one sweet little boy that comes up and rubs my arms for the whole time that he is asking me a question. It freaked me out at first (physical touch=not my #1 love language), but then I just realized that is part of his culture and how he communicates!

Anyway, the point of this post isn't about the differences in students, staff meetings, or anything like that. But, one big difference that I have loved is the freedom to incorporate God's Word into my daily lesson plans. What a privilege, blessing, and burden to proclaim the Gospel each and every day to these kids who need Him!

The science lesson that I am planning for tomorrow is really what sparked this excitement. We are beginning a unit on matter and tomorrow's lesson is on atoms and molecules. I had started to plan a few things from the curriculum and on my own, but then the Holy Spirit truly stepped in. (YES, the Holy Spirit helped me to plan this lesson. How cool is that?!) He kept bringing to mind verses that talk about the Lord's creation, how He holds everything together, and how He pays attention to even the smallest details.

A few of my favorites...

"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." -Ephesians 2:10


 "For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together." -Colossians 1:16-17


"Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing." -Isaiah 40:26


So, tomorrow's science lesson is going to be much more of a devotional and testimony to the Lord and His handiwork than a conventional science lesson. He truly is in all and through all and all things are for His glory, including my teaching and my students' learning. Praise be to God! 


Also, using this Louie Giglio video about laminin during the lesson. If you haven't seen it, take 5 minutes to watch it!