Loving Actions Make the Difference

Dear Lord, we worship You as all-wise, for wisdom is Yours (Daniel 2:20). We ask You to guide teachers who regularly have difficult decisions to make as they work with students, parents, administrators, or staff. Your principles are the best guidance we can ask for and we pray that You keep the minds of teachers set on righteousness for Your glory.

Lord, remind each one that, when it is within their power, and as they have opportunity, they should seek to do good to everyone (Pv 3:27, Gal 6:10). We know that good decisions can be a variety of things so we also ask You to help each one seek that which is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God, not according to the patterns of this world but by the guidance of Your Word (Rom 12:2). 

Especially for Christian teachers, we thank You that when we seek You in Your Word, we find that Your will is that we love You and love others (Mat 22:36-38).  Help each teacher gain the wisdom to determine the most loving actions they can provide toward others at any given moment. Especially when working with students, for a child to reap the greatest benefit, guide the teacher to come to You for wisdom knowing that if they lack wisdom, they should ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and they will receive it (Jas 1:5). 

In each situation, You call us to model the love of Christ. Lord, help these teachers imitate You by laying their preferences at Your feet and setting their minds on the things of Christ (Col 3:2) so that they may put on compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with and forgiving others. Above all these, let them put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts, and let them be thankful to You for Your guidance. Let the word of Christ dwell in them richly, and whatever they do, in word or deed, let them do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him (Col 3:12-17).

Lord, You are our God of second chances and we pray for wisdom to recognize how often we need to give second chances to our students and others. Help us be filled with all the fullness of God, satisfied in You, and obedient to accomplish Your will here on earth (Eph 3:14). Open our eyes to the needs of our students and allow us to make progress where progress can be made, holding every decision before You, knowing that You are our loving, sovereign, trustworthy God Who delights in guiding us in each situation.  In Your Name and for Your glory, Lord Jesus, we pray. Amen.

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