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Sunday, May 6, 2012

"God Woman" Was The Title Bestowed Upon Me By A Group of 8th Graders When I Volunteered As A Lunch Mom

Many years ago I volunteered as a lunch mom helper at the school my children attended. I enjoyed it very much so and I found myself in precarious situations for I would defend and stick up for children that were not even my own children. I guess I thought lunch time should be a time for children to unwind, enjoy their lunch and enjoy the company of their friends. I found out it was anything but that. I approached a teacher that was an overseer, and they treated lunch time like the children were in some sort of boot camp, it was anything but enjoyable for the children. I may have stepped out of line by doing this but I had enough of the attitude and strict regimen that caused people to feel very uncomfortable at lunch time. I think I said something to the effect, this is not a boot camp these are children and they should be able to enjoy their lunch time. Wow I guess I said the wrong thing to the wrong person. I do not recall the details it may have been that I was told (and I agreed to this also) that if this happened again I would have to step down in volunteering as a lunch mom.
What do you think happened? One of the children was being treated very unfair by this same teacher and I stood up to this teacher and spoke to defend this child. It was not even one of my own children. I knew what was coming next, I had to step down from volunteering in this capacity.
While I was there I encountered, the 8th grade boys. That is what I will call them. They seemed to be the tough one's in the group but aah God has given me a gift of seeing the best and looking beyond what the world would say is no good or bad to see the good inside of them. What do I do best, I am kind by nature and an encourager right, you should know me by now that I do encourage others with words to uplift and not tear down. The Lord used me in their lives to speak life to them and to follow after their dreams.
Guess what they nick named me? "God Woman." Now, they probably did it to possibly mock me but I just loved that title, I really did.  I was writing back then in the form of journaling and I came across an excerpt of what a wrote..."After the field trip I was given permission to just observe my children's lunch period, both inside and outside. How I miss the children-the 8th grade boys were passing by & one of them said, "There's God Woman" (this is a name sometimes used to refer to me.). I went towards them and told them how I miss their smiles and that it was OK to  call me "God Woman"- for I love the Lord and I am a woman."
The prior year I was guided to purchase a very special Christmas gift for the children of the school that my children attended. I went to one of my favorite places where peace and love just radiates, it was a local shrine and I enrolled the children for 1 year at the shrine, 52 masses will be said for the children at the school.
This is what I wrote in the card (the president of student council read the card over the pa system so the children knew of the masses):
"Know that God's love is in each and everyone of your hearts. May peace and blessings be bestowed upon you and your families during this most joyous season...The miracle of all miracles...the birth of Christ." I then signed my name.
I also noticed in this particular journal writing more thoughts I wrote when I wrote out the card to them. Maybe God was preparing in that it would not be much longer that I would volunteer with the children for this is what I wrote..."As I write this I can't help but feel sad-My work will be coming to an end soon with the children at this school...The Lord has other work for me and I must be open to His leading. Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice-The Lord has come and He will return again. He prepares us all for the 2nd glorious coming...All sing & praise our Lord...for as we await this coming you can truly be open to Him in your hearts and lives. He waits in love for your prayer and asking of Him to enter into your life...All I can say is that it is ever sweet when you give up your will and accept the will of God. May we all be blessed and pray for many to open their hearts to the Lord-He turns no one away. Amen, sing with praise."

Let me clarify something right here. I was still of a mainline religion that did not teach me about evangelism or even being "born again" at this time in my life. It was truly Holy Spirit teaching me all that I was learning at this point of time in my life. Evangelism training and bible teaching, etc. came later on down the road. So you can never tell me or convince me otherwise that when Holy Spirit is about to do a work in your life that He will not prepare you for it, He is faithful. Are you faithful to Him and do you seek out His wisdom and guidance? I cannot answer that question for you only you can. If you never have I encourage you to do that very thing.
Signing off for now as God Woman, a title that was probably meant for mocking but I choose to see it as those youngsters speaking a prophetic word into my life. Lord my prayer is that you continue to bless each and everyone of those children, that are probably adults now, the very one's that heard the intention read that very day in school over the PA system (and even if they were not there that day, the intention was for them also because they attended that school.)

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