Young Insights

I would say that one thing God has blessed me with when I work is just the short, but deep conversations I get to have with my kids. Most of the time I would want to instill a spiritual teaching into their hearts and minds, but often I am gifted one from them.

Today as I was walking into the pool one of the kids I have been coaching for the past 2 years asked if I was looking into teaching because of my frequent attendance in Miss Chai's classroom. He applauded my response and said that he was considering it himself, except his mom told him that it's not a good enough job because the pay is too low. He understood the reasoning behind teachers choosing their career is not for the six figure paycheck, but the influence. He then quoted his dad saying, "If you do what you love, you never work a day in your life." Of course I've heard this before, but why is it so true this time? Of course we would say this is cliche, but how come it rendered me to write this post? I would say it's all in timing, His timing. At the right time, the Lord speaks what you need most to change your life, bringing it back to basics, remembering why we do what we do, and who we do it for. Let it be true...