Teaching

I had a teacher in elementary school named Mrs. McNally. It just so happened that she was my teacher two years in a row, not because I flunked but because she moved from 2nd grade teacher to 3rd grade teacher and I was assigned to her class both years. Mrs. McNally encouraged my writing to such a degree that I felt all those years ago that I would like to be a teacher just like her. As I mentioned in my last post, in high school I though art would be my forte. I never did go to school to become a teacher, but that doesn't mean teaching is any less in my heart.

So when I started getting glimpses of "future teachings" over the past several years, it didn't come as any real surprise. The surprise for me, however, was the kind of teaching I was envisioning. Teaching about Jesus. "But I don't really know that much about Jesus. I don't know much about the Bible either. How could I ever teach about Jesus. I'm totally unqualified!" But still, the ideas kept coming, and like the songs, I refused to write them down.

The second thing that was highlighted for me at the conference was teaching. Not teaching art but "preaching" - oh how I hate that word. I cringe when I think of myself preaching anything. I'm not one who likes to be preached to... maybe it's just my misconception of the word? Regardless, I felt as though I heard loud and clear that God wanted me to teach. I asked what I should do first and the answer was so simple and wonderful, "teach your prayer group my ways, the ways of the Holy Spirit."

Oh how I have a big place in my heart for the Holy Spirit, and my prayer group is already well aware of that. This will be easy, I thought. How easy it will really be, I don't know. But I'm so excited to try. First step, we're going to learn about the history and foundation of the Vineyard. And I pray that we'll be so inspired that we'll be the crazy ones out there "doin' the stuff" as John Wimber would say. I love it!

And when in prayer I heard a new teaching and this time I wrote it down. Two days in a row. I haven't heard any since, but like the songs, I'd like more, please Jesus!