Resting in the Confidence

Resting in the confidence that I am ministering where I am by divine appointment, I will always give my students the benefit of the doubt. As I lovingly interact with them I will not be rude in my behavior but treat them with courtesy and respect. Nor will I be rude toward my fellow teachers and school staff members when I interact with them. Even in my conversations about other co-workers and other students, outside of their actual presence, I will demonstrate through my words and my actions a loving respect for all others.
I will be honored to be seen as chivalrous.
My love for my students will keep me from being "touchy," from being over-sensitive to the way they interact with me. They will find that I hold no grudges, keep no records of past wrongs, never put them down with an accusatory "I told you so." They will know that each day is a new day, a clean slate in our relationship.
And because I fervently love the students God has assigned to my care, I will develop within my students the ability to think critically, to recognize the error--the lie--being foisted upon them and the brilliant
subtlety often used to convince them to accept the lie as truth. And together we will rejoice in the beauty of the truth. Together we will develop a deep love for the truth and its importance in our lives as Christ followers--those called to "so love the world" whatever they believe.