Reconnecting with God

Throughout my life there have been times I have leaned against God for wisdom, support and guidance, and other times where I have instead tried to handle any problems I have on my own. I think this is human nature, and you have to make a conscious effort to turn to God in both good times and the bad. For me, I have found it most difficult to lean on Him when I’m going through a struggle. Instead of praying about it, I have this idea that “I got myself into this, I will find myself a way out.” In the past year I have felt like I needed to rekindle that relationship with God and making the effort to turn to Him every day in prayer.

For Lent this year, Adam and I decided to start having devotion and Bible study time every evening. It was great to read a passage in the Bible, reflect on it and think of ways to apply it to our own lives. We still try to have this time each day dedicated to doing this, but with how busy our lives can get sometime it’s hard to be sure we do this every day. However, it was during the time of Lent that I realized how much I need to set time aside and at least dedicate 15 minutes a day to Him. It got me thinking about other ways I could continue to work on my relationship with God and serve Him.

While I was in high school, I taught CCD classes to the 4-year-olds with my mom at our church. I really loved working with children and I couldn’t think of a better way to share my faith than passing it on to the next generation. I wanted to get back into teaching religious classes to children as I felt that was what I was called to do.

Adam and I attended a new church a few months ago, Queen of the Rosary, and I found in their bulletin they needed religious education teachers for the upcoming year. I truly felt this was what God was calling me to do, so I reached out to the Religious Education Director at the church and now Adam and I are set to begin teaching the 4^th grade level starting in just a few weeks. I am so thrilled for this new opportunity to share our faith and work with children and look forward to what it will bring to our lives. I expect to have some challenges along the road but that it will be incredibly rewarding to pass on our faith, something that is so dear to our hearts.

I plan to share some of our trials and triumphs through this blog and welcome any ideas, suggestions or advice any other religious education leaders can provide!