1 00:00:01,656 --> 00:00:14,843 There are so many things that can discourage us as teachers and a lot of the advice we're given for how to deal with it is not super helpful, but praise the Lord in Christ, we can 2 00:00:14,843 --> 00:00:16,294 have real hope. 3 00:00:16,294 --> 00:00:24,878 can face the day with hope and experience supernatural joy and supernatural peace, even when things are really hard. 4 00:00:25,119 --> 00:00:30,082 Welcome back to the Teach for the Heart podcast, where we tackle teaching challenges from a biblical perspective. 5 00:00:30,082 --> 00:00:31,202 Why are we here? 6 00:00:31,202 --> 00:00:36,904 because we don't believe that our spiritual walk and teaching profession should exist in two separate domains. 7 00:00:36,904 --> 00:00:42,767 Rather, the hope we have in Christ should change how we approach everything, not just at home, but at school as well. 8 00:00:42,767 --> 00:00:51,390 So join us as we explore both the spiritual and practical sides of key teaching challenges, integrating them together so we can succeed at teaching, glorify God, and make 9 00:00:51,390 --> 00:00:54,451 a lasting difference in our students' hearts and lives. 10 00:00:54,712 --> 00:00:58,793 This episode is brought to you in partnership with the Herzog Foundation. 11 00:00:59,273 --> 00:01:01,026 So I don't have to tell you that 12 00:01:01,026 --> 00:01:10,891 Teaching is not easy, and it's honestly never been easy, but in the last few years you've experienced it, it has gotten so much more difficult. 13 00:01:10,891 --> 00:01:15,393 So I'm wondering, can you relate to any of these situations that so many teachers are facing? 14 00:01:15,433 --> 00:01:20,335 Maybe you have so many kids with so many needs that it feels impossible to meet them all. 15 00:01:20,455 --> 00:01:26,848 You probably have students that aren't interested in learning, yet you're still being judged by test scores and graduation rates. 16 00:01:27,084 --> 00:01:31,456 Maybe you are experiencing low teacher morale and negativity all around you. 17 00:01:31,456 --> 00:01:36,318 Perhaps your workload feels never ending and just more and more being piled on. 18 00:01:36,478 --> 00:01:43,940 Or there's unrealistic expectations that you could never ever meet or never ever complete everything that you're asked to do. 19 00:01:44,061 --> 00:01:48,383 You might feel so tired and exhausted, you're not sure you can keep going. 20 00:01:48,383 --> 00:01:55,916 You might be dealing with parents that are unkind and demanding or feel like your voice is lost when you try to bring concerns to administration. 21 00:01:56,362 --> 00:02:05,859 you might feel like you're struggling with feelings of not being good enough or ineffective because of the way things are going in your classroom because of all these 22 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:06,670 things. 23 00:02:06,670 --> 00:02:12,394 So let me tell you this, if even one of those resonated with you, that can be really discouraging. 24 00:02:12,394 --> 00:02:20,219 But if you combine a few of these and some of the other things you're facing, mean, things can look really bleak really fast. 25 00:02:20,219 --> 00:02:24,302 You might find yourself feeling discouraged, frustrated or defeated. 26 00:02:24,372 --> 00:02:29,726 Not looking forward to work, but feeling anxious and stressed, maybe even dreading, walking in the classroom. 27 00:02:29,787 --> 00:02:33,470 Some of you might even be thinking about quitting on a regular basis. 28 00:02:33,470 --> 00:02:38,294 You might find yourself losing patience with students, struggling to bring enthusiasm to your teaching. 29 00:02:38,294 --> 00:02:42,778 You might come home from work frustrated and feel like you have nothing left to give to your family. 30 00:02:42,878 --> 00:02:47,963 Perhaps you know that trusting God is important and you want to trust him and feel at peace. 31 00:02:47,963 --> 00:02:52,118 But maybe these things almost feel cliche or impossible. 32 00:02:52,118 --> 00:02:56,061 and instead you find yourself struggling with anxiety and worry. 33 00:02:56,282 --> 00:02:58,144 So what is the answer? 34 00:02:58,144 --> 00:03:04,109 What is going to renew our hope and help us stop feeling defeated? 35 00:03:04,109 --> 00:03:10,084 Well, I wanna start by talking about what is not going to work, and then we'll talk about what is the real answer. 36 00:03:10,084 --> 00:03:15,319 So first of all, two things, there's a lot more, but two things I wanna talk about today that aren't gonna work. 37 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,820 First one is self-care. 38 00:03:19,838 --> 00:03:26,083 I've talked to so many teachers that are like, am sick of being told to practice self care, as if that's going to solve everything. 39 00:03:26,083 --> 00:03:33,349 There's a few reasons, and maybe you resonate with some of these, why teachers are frustrated with self care and why it doesn't really work. 40 00:03:33,349 --> 00:03:36,881 First problem is that you might not have the time or the energy for it. 41 00:03:36,881 --> 00:03:45,628 So many teachers are saying, I am so tired of being told, take time for myself, by the people who are piling on so much work, they don't have time to take care of myself. 42 00:03:46,098 --> 00:03:47,908 So it might be a very real struggle. 43 00:03:47,908 --> 00:03:49,181 You might feel like I don't have time for it. 44 00:03:49,181 --> 00:03:49,920 I don't have energy. 45 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,044 I don't have energy for it at the end of the day. 46 00:03:53,184 --> 00:03:56,232 But even if you say, no, I'm going to prioritize it. 47 00:03:56,232 --> 00:03:57,958 I'm going to make time for self care. 48 00:03:57,958 --> 00:03:59,649 I'm going to make it happen. 49 00:03:59,990 --> 00:04:06,575 Things like taking deep breaths, going for a walk, taking a nap or a bubble bath. 50 00:04:06,676 --> 00:04:08,617 These can be refreshing. 51 00:04:08,617 --> 00:04:10,389 And I'm not at all. 52 00:04:10,389 --> 00:04:10,909 Please hear me. 53 00:04:10,909 --> 00:04:14,552 I'm not telling you don't practice self care, but 54 00:04:14,552 --> 00:04:19,425 The thing is, self-care is not going to solve these bigger problems. 55 00:04:19,425 --> 00:04:21,506 It's a temporary help. 56 00:04:21,506 --> 00:04:30,991 It can help when we're struggling, give us a little bit of a pick-me-up, but it's not going to really address the real issues underneath. 57 00:04:30,991 --> 00:04:38,156 It's kind of like, in some cases, if you're really, struggling, it can be like putting a band-aid on a gunshot wound. 58 00:04:38,156 --> 00:04:42,796 It's gonna stop a little bleeding, but it's not addressing the real issue. 59 00:04:42,796 --> 00:04:43,536 Okay, does that make sense? 60 00:04:43,536 --> 00:04:52,010 So once again, hear me, I'm not telling you don't practice self care, but I'm saying just practicing self care is sometimes put out as, that's all you gotta do and then you're good 61 00:04:52,010 --> 00:04:52,650 to go. 62 00:04:52,650 --> 00:04:54,531 And that's not it. 63 00:04:54,531 --> 00:04:58,012 We're missing some bigger things here if that's all we're doing. 64 00:04:58,053 --> 00:05:00,794 So we're not just gonna say practice self care. 65 00:05:00,794 --> 00:05:05,346 Second thing though, is waiting for circumstances to change. 66 00:05:05,346 --> 00:05:08,317 So once again, this is something that will not work. 67 00:05:08,377 --> 00:05:11,048 And I think this one can be tempting. 68 00:05:11,116 --> 00:05:15,770 So this one sounds like if my admin would just support us, I wouldn't be so frustrated. 69 00:05:15,770 --> 00:05:19,993 Or if my students actually wanted to learn, I'd be able to enjoy teaching. 70 00:05:20,193 --> 00:05:27,272 So whenever we say if, insert whatever you want to change, then I would be happier, more fulfilled, more calm. 71 00:05:27,272 --> 00:05:30,222 I wouldn't be daydreaming about quitting, whatever it is. 72 00:05:30,222 --> 00:05:32,824 Then we are trusting in our circumstance. 73 00:05:32,824 --> 00:05:36,487 And we are putting ourselves at the mercy of our circumstances. 74 00:05:36,487 --> 00:05:41,180 And this is not a good approach because it leaves us stuck. 75 00:05:41,250 --> 00:05:45,152 It leaves us waiting for things to change so that we can feel better. 76 00:05:45,152 --> 00:05:49,555 And it makes our hope and our joy and our peace dependent on our circumstances. 77 00:05:49,555 --> 00:05:57,650 So if our circumstances aren't going well, then we're stuck, we're miserable, and we're defeated until something changes, because we're just kind of a victim of that and waiting 78 00:05:57,650 --> 00:06:00,221 around until something changes. 79 00:06:00,321 --> 00:06:04,083 But thankfully, this isn't what God says. 80 00:06:04,964 --> 00:06:07,745 I love this quote, and I find it so impactful. 81 00:06:07,745 --> 00:06:09,088 God says, 82 00:06:09,088 --> 00:06:11,930 Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, right? 83 00:06:11,930 --> 00:06:12,511 So think about this. 84 00:06:12,511 --> 00:06:17,725 Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, not a fruit of our circumstances. 85 00:06:17,725 --> 00:06:18,866 Same thing with hope. 86 00:06:18,866 --> 00:06:23,418 Hope is a fruit of the Spirit, not a fruit of our circumstances. 87 00:06:23,418 --> 00:06:23,724 sorry. 88 00:06:23,724 --> 00:06:26,091 Hope is actually not a fruit of the Spirit. 89 00:06:26,312 --> 00:06:28,014 Hope, though, is something that comes from God. 90 00:06:28,014 --> 00:06:29,034 Peace is what I meant to say. 91 00:06:29,034 --> 00:06:35,119 Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not a fruit of our circumstances. 92 00:06:35,119 --> 00:06:36,500 So what do we mean by that? 93 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:38,424 We mean that these 94 00:06:38,424 --> 00:06:41,855 things, joy, peace, and yes, also hope. 95 00:06:41,855 --> 00:06:48,997 They come from God and we can experience them even when things are really, really crazy. 96 00:06:48,997 --> 00:06:54,748 So I really believe the answer to our frustrations and discouragement, it's not gonna be found just in self care. 97 00:06:54,748 --> 00:07:01,401 It's also not gonna be found in waiting around hoping our school will change or our admin will make a different decision. 98 00:07:01,401 --> 00:07:04,671 It's found in a source that is so much greater than ourselves. 99 00:07:04,671 --> 00:07:06,796 It comes from God. 100 00:07:06,796 --> 00:07:15,212 And the amazing truth is that if you are in Christ, He is able to give you peace and joy no matter what. 101 00:07:15,212 --> 00:07:20,276 So that means if He has called you to teach and if you're teaching right now, then that's where He has you for now. 102 00:07:20,276 --> 00:07:22,798 Even if it's only for now, that is where He has you. 103 00:07:22,798 --> 00:07:26,420 He is able to give you peace and joy in that. 104 00:07:26,420 --> 00:07:27,721 And it's supernatural. 105 00:07:27,721 --> 00:07:30,283 This supernatural peace and joy comes from God. 106 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:31,964 It doesn't come from ourselves. 107 00:07:31,964 --> 00:07:34,702 And when we are living in that reality, 108 00:07:34,702 --> 00:07:37,662 We are able to be calm even when things are crazy. 109 00:07:37,662 --> 00:07:40,982 We're able to have hope even when things look bleak. 110 00:07:41,682 --> 00:07:47,062 And we don't have to be worried even when we don't know what's going to happen. 111 00:07:47,282 --> 00:07:53,222 Now, as I'm saying that, some of you might, you might have a lot of different reactions to this. 112 00:07:53,222 --> 00:07:58,882 If you're anything like me, you maybe you've experienced this at different times in your life. 113 00:07:58,882 --> 00:08:01,102 But then there's other seasons where you don't. 114 00:08:01,102 --> 00:08:09,322 And I do think that as Christians, this is something that can ebb and flow because at certain times we are not really connected to that joy and peace. 115 00:08:09,322 --> 00:08:10,442 We're not experiencing it. 116 00:08:10,442 --> 00:08:13,362 We are really, really stressed about all the things happening. 117 00:08:13,362 --> 00:08:15,002 And then other times we are. 118 00:08:15,002 --> 00:08:17,262 So what makes the difference? 119 00:08:17,262 --> 00:08:20,742 I think there are some key things that need to happen. 120 00:08:20,742 --> 00:08:22,562 I think first of all, we need to know God. 121 00:08:22,562 --> 00:08:23,942 We need to be His child. 122 00:08:24,162 --> 00:08:27,582 We need to be trusting God with what He's doing. 123 00:08:27,582 --> 00:08:30,018 And then we need to rely on God. 124 00:08:30,018 --> 00:08:32,420 to be able to do what we're doing. 125 00:08:32,420 --> 00:08:34,161 So let me talk about each of these one by one. 126 00:08:34,161 --> 00:08:36,543 First of all, we have to know God. 127 00:08:36,543 --> 00:08:40,126 We have to be His child, okay? 128 00:08:40,126 --> 00:08:46,625 So we have to understand that, understand the gospel and be His child. 129 00:08:46,625 --> 00:08:49,774 So for just a minute, let me make sure that we're on the same page here, okay? 130 00:08:49,774 --> 00:08:53,717 So we by ourselves are not in good shape. 131 00:08:53,717 --> 00:08:59,374 We are sinners, we are separated from God, but God sent Jesus to die for us. 132 00:08:59,374 --> 00:09:07,674 And when we trust in Him, He becomes our Father and He takes our sin and He gives us His righteousness. 133 00:09:07,674 --> 00:09:12,074 There's so much more I would like to say to that. 134 00:09:12,074 --> 00:09:15,234 We can maybe link to a resource if you're like, I've never heard this before. 135 00:09:15,234 --> 00:09:19,014 We can link to a resource at teachfortheheart.com slash 335. 136 00:09:19,014 --> 00:09:20,794 That'll go into that in more detail. 137 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:28,014 But this is so important to recognize that when we are in Christ, when we accept Him and we are His child, 138 00:09:28,014 --> 00:09:30,394 then he is our father, okay? 139 00:09:30,394 --> 00:09:36,274 That is the relationship that we have with him and he is caring for us, he is working in our lives. 140 00:09:36,274 --> 00:09:38,854 And that we have to start there though, okay? 141 00:09:38,854 --> 00:09:47,154 So once again, if you're like, I don't know if I'm God's child, go to teachfortheheart.com slash 335, we will link to kind of a more in-depth explanation of what that actually 142 00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:47,834 means. 143 00:09:47,834 --> 00:09:55,274 But if you are his child, understanding that is so important and starting from that recognition that I am his child, he is my father. 144 00:09:55,994 --> 00:09:57,274 Number two. 145 00:09:57,594 --> 00:10:03,016 After that, then we need to trust God with what he is doing. 146 00:10:03,637 --> 00:10:08,128 And this matters so much and it can be so easy. 147 00:10:08,128 --> 00:10:12,280 Sometimes we say we trust God, but we're not actually doing it in the moment, right? 148 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:19,103 We might say, yes, I trust God, but I haven't actually taken that belief and applied it to my present reality. 149 00:10:19,103 --> 00:10:19,823 Okay. 150 00:10:19,823 --> 00:10:26,466 It's so important to actually sit down and think that through, pray it through and actually choose to trust God. 151 00:10:26,466 --> 00:10:37,231 Because when we are actively trusting that the God who is our Father and who loves us is in control over every situation I'm facing, including whatever one is bothering me right 152 00:10:37,231 --> 00:10:44,253 now, and that he's working in it and through it for good, then I actually don't have to worry. 153 00:10:44,334 --> 00:10:48,055 I can have hope, even if things seem really bleak. 154 00:10:48,055 --> 00:10:54,508 My anxiety can calm, and I can face even challenging days with hope and joy and peace. 155 00:10:54,508 --> 00:11:00,622 because I know God is with us and I know that he cares and that he's working for my good. 156 00:11:00,622 --> 00:11:02,543 And so I can trust him. 157 00:11:02,543 --> 00:11:05,926 And this really just totally changes my outlook. 158 00:11:05,946 --> 00:11:07,317 So number one, knowing God. 159 00:11:07,317 --> 00:11:09,649 Number two, trusting God with what he's doing. 160 00:11:09,649 --> 00:11:14,672 Number three, relying on God to be able to do what I'm doing. 161 00:11:14,832 --> 00:11:19,675 So this goes beyond just trusting that he's at work. 162 00:11:19,676 --> 00:11:23,382 It's also realizing I'm not on my own. 163 00:11:23,382 --> 00:11:35,150 And I shouldn't be trying to do this on my own, whatever I'm facing, whether it's disruptive students or interpersonal issues or just a broken system, whatever I'm facing, 164 00:11:35,150 --> 00:11:36,451 I'm not on my own. 165 00:11:36,451 --> 00:11:38,343 I don't have to face it in my own strength. 166 00:11:38,343 --> 00:11:41,895 I don't have to step in that classroom and teach or try to discipline in my own strength. 167 00:11:41,895 --> 00:11:51,746 I have God with me and I need to rely on him every single day for wisdom in navigating situations, for energy when I'm exhausted. 168 00:11:51,746 --> 00:12:01,689 for patience when I'm about to lose it, for love when I'm annoyed and frustrated, for creativity to solve issues or find a better way to teach something or to motivate my 169 00:12:01,689 --> 00:12:03,569 students or whatever it is I need. 170 00:12:03,910 --> 00:12:08,451 So this is just so, so key, right? 171 00:12:08,511 --> 00:12:11,792 Knowing God, trusting Him and relying on Him. 172 00:12:12,112 --> 00:12:17,094 And that might sound like, Linda, does that really make that big of a difference? 173 00:12:17,848 --> 00:12:25,083 But if you've been a Christian long, and if you've experienced this at all, you would say, yes, it really, really does. 174 00:12:25,083 --> 00:12:27,505 And it's because it's supernatural. 175 00:12:27,505 --> 00:12:30,447 As God's children, He promises to help us. 176 00:12:30,447 --> 00:12:37,411 And so we're tapping into His strength, His supernatural ability to work in our hearts through the Spirit. 177 00:12:37,411 --> 00:12:43,676 Here's a few verses that help kind of show that God, yes, God is ready and willing and wants to help us. 178 00:12:43,676 --> 00:12:47,640 So James 1.5 talks specifically about wisdom when we don't know what to do. 179 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:54,852 says, any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously to all without reproach and it will be given him. 180 00:12:55,172 --> 00:13:05,345 Second Peter 1.3, his divine power has given to us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his glory and goodness. 181 00:13:05,345 --> 00:13:07,315 So he will give us what we need. 182 00:13:07,536 --> 00:13:16,376 Second Corinthians 9.8, and God is able to make every grace overflow to you so that in every way, always having everything you need, 183 00:13:16,376 --> 00:13:19,608 You may excel in every good work. 184 00:13:20,189 --> 00:13:31,117 So the bottom line is when we are his child, we are trusting in him and relying on him, our outlook changes, even if our circumstances are exactly the same. 185 00:13:31,117 --> 00:13:35,740 We are able to face the day with hope because we know he's in control and he's with us. 186 00:13:35,740 --> 00:13:38,552 We don't have to feel defeated because we know he's on our side. 187 00:13:38,552 --> 00:13:44,450 And we can have joy even when things are difficult because he is producing that fruit in us. 188 00:13:44,450 --> 00:13:46,710 despite our circumstances. 189 00:13:47,191 --> 00:13:55,193 Now, I hope you're capturing a glimpse or being reminded of these truths that you might not be applying to your current situation. 190 00:13:55,413 --> 00:14:05,216 But sometimes, trusting God and relying on him is so easy to say, but hard to do. 191 00:14:05,216 --> 00:14:07,537 Sometimes it almost feels cliche, right? 192 00:14:07,537 --> 00:14:09,097 just trust God, okay. 193 00:14:09,097 --> 00:14:10,717 Well, what do I do with that? 194 00:14:10,717 --> 00:14:13,006 So let's think for a moment, like, 195 00:14:13,006 --> 00:14:21,943 How do we actually trust God when we're tired, when we're exhausted, when we're overwhelmed by all the to-dos, when we're frustrated because so many things are going 196 00:14:21,943 --> 00:14:22,913 wrong? 197 00:14:22,994 --> 00:14:24,865 How do we remember to rely on Him? 198 00:14:24,865 --> 00:14:32,341 And especially when, if we're really being honest, we're kind of used to relying on ourselves. 199 00:14:32,661 --> 00:14:38,728 So I want to tell you real quickly about a program that we've developed called Hope Renewed. 200 00:14:38,728 --> 00:14:45,221 and it actually releases tomorrow, although if you're listening to this right when it releases, I'm gonna give you some early access. 201 00:14:45,722 --> 00:14:54,606 In Hope Renewed, we are going to walk teachers through over five weeks what we're calling the Hope Renewed Pathway. 202 00:14:54,606 --> 00:15:03,312 And these are steps that we're gonna take to help us actually rely on God and get to that point where we stop feeling defeated and face each day with hope. 203 00:15:03,312 --> 00:15:07,330 So in week one, we are going to find security. 204 00:15:07,330 --> 00:15:12,494 What I mean by that is we're gonna discover why we can trust God no matter what. 205 00:15:12,494 --> 00:15:16,718 There are some key holdups that sometimes keep us from trusting God. 206 00:15:16,718 --> 00:15:19,990 And sometimes we wouldn't even say them out loud, but they're in our subconscious. 207 00:15:19,990 --> 00:15:21,822 We're actually wondering, is he actually good? 208 00:15:21,822 --> 00:15:24,123 Is he actually in control? 209 00:15:24,144 --> 00:15:26,045 Like, you know, why am I facing all these? 210 00:15:26,045 --> 00:15:28,427 Why are good, bad things happening to good people? 211 00:15:28,427 --> 00:15:35,773 All these types of questions, we're gonna face them head on and kind of learn why is our God worthy of our trust? 212 00:15:35,773 --> 00:15:37,194 And kind of... 213 00:15:37,432 --> 00:15:40,623 get rid of some of those even subconscious questions and fears. 214 00:15:40,623 --> 00:15:44,084 So that's in week one, step one, find security. 215 00:15:44,084 --> 00:15:46,602 Step two is build trust. 216 00:15:46,602 --> 00:15:51,156 We're gonna create habits that help us trust God and his promises. 217 00:15:51,156 --> 00:15:52,726 And this takes two weeks. 218 00:15:52,726 --> 00:15:55,647 Week two is actually about lament. 219 00:15:55,647 --> 00:16:07,086 If that's something that you haven't really learned about or experienced, learning to lament with God over things that are hard and difficult in our lives is so... 220 00:16:07,282 --> 00:16:09,073 I don't know what word to even use. 221 00:16:09,073 --> 00:16:15,964 It's so helpful because it's embracing that emotion instead of just trying to push it off and working through it with God. 222 00:16:15,964 --> 00:16:22,606 It really just helps process difficult things and difficult emotions and be able to move forward. 223 00:16:22,606 --> 00:16:25,307 So lament, we'll talk about in this category. 224 00:16:25,307 --> 00:16:35,970 And then we'll also talk about specific habits that we can put in our life to actually help us remember to trust God and remember to rely on him and not fall back into just 225 00:16:36,268 --> 00:16:41,120 you know, kind of our patterns of just forgetting that he's in there and forgetting to depend on him. 226 00:16:41,180 --> 00:16:43,821 So number one, finding security in week one. 227 00:16:43,821 --> 00:16:46,602 Number two, building trust in weeks two and three. 228 00:16:46,602 --> 00:16:51,184 And then weeks four and five, finally, we will overcome obstacles. 229 00:16:51,184 --> 00:16:54,075 So we, in this case, we've built some good habits. 230 00:16:54,075 --> 00:16:54,836 We know we can trust God. 231 00:16:54,836 --> 00:16:55,866 We've built these habits. 232 00:16:55,866 --> 00:17:00,067 We're gonna tackle difficulties that can threaten and weaken our hope. 233 00:17:00,528 --> 00:17:06,028 So some of the things that we tackle in weeks four and five, we talk about what to do with 234 00:17:06,028 --> 00:17:13,441 being so exhausted and overwhelmed, how to handle that, both from a practical and a mindset standpoint. 235 00:17:13,701 --> 00:17:22,415 Then we also deal with common challenges that we face, things like, what do I do if I feel like I'm a failure? 236 00:17:22,415 --> 00:17:25,586 If I'm dealing with difficult people? 237 00:17:25,666 --> 00:17:35,350 And just kind of some other common challenges that we see on a regular basis and that you're having to deal with on a regular basis. 238 00:17:35,902 --> 00:17:40,066 So yeah, worrying about things you can't control, things like that. 239 00:17:40,066 --> 00:17:47,912 So finding security in week one, building trust in weeks two and three, and then overcoming those obstacles in weeks four and five. 240 00:17:47,912 --> 00:17:54,858 What this program, just to be clear, is not going to do is it's not necessarily going to change your circumstances, okay? 241 00:17:54,858 --> 00:18:00,578 But what it is going to do is help you weather those challenges without feeling anxious. 242 00:18:00,578 --> 00:18:02,598 and without feeling discouraged. 243 00:18:02,598 --> 00:18:12,804 It's gonna help you truly trust God, not just use it as a catchphrase and rest in his perfect plan and to be able to face each day with hope rather than feeling defeated. 244 00:18:12,804 --> 00:18:17,284 I think by the end of this program, you'll be a calmer teacher who smiles a lot more. 245 00:18:17,326 --> 00:18:25,129 And if you have been daydreaming about quitting, my prayer is that those daydreams will stop and you'll actually be able to look forward to coming to work because you know that's 246 00:18:25,129 --> 00:18:27,756 exactly where God has you. 247 00:18:27,756 --> 00:18:32,277 So if you're interested in finding out more about Hope Renewed, I don't want to spend too much time talking about it here. 248 00:18:32,277 --> 00:18:37,069 You can get all the info at teachfortheheart.com slash hope renewed. 249 00:18:37,069 --> 00:18:44,391 But real quick, just to share with you, this is not a huge time commitment because we know you're busy and we know you're overwhelmed. 250 00:18:44,391 --> 00:18:50,592 So the way that we designed it is all you need is four days a week, about 15 minutes. 251 00:18:50,592 --> 00:18:57,804 And what you're going to do in that is a very brief Bible study and then a short video, typically around eight minutes. 252 00:18:57,878 --> 00:18:59,699 and then an application question. 253 00:18:59,699 --> 00:19:04,222 So it's designed to be able to be done in, yeah, about 15 minutes. 254 00:19:04,483 --> 00:19:11,717 And if you have a regular devotional time, it would absolutely be appropriate to do this during then, because as I said, it's Bible study and meditating on these types of truths 255 00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:13,008 in your life. 256 00:19:13,029 --> 00:19:21,504 So we made it, we wanted to make it really practical, short, so that it will fit into your day, but really getting right to the point. 257 00:19:21,504 --> 00:19:22,685 We don't waste any time. 258 00:19:22,685 --> 00:19:27,348 We just get right to the point and to the things that we think are really gonna help you. 259 00:19:27,348 --> 00:19:31,181 stop feeling defeated and face each day with hope. 260 00:19:31,181 --> 00:19:38,077 So once again, this program actually technically releases tomorrow, but we're gonna go ahead and give you early access if you're listening. 261 00:19:38,077 --> 00:19:41,129 You can go to teachfortheheart.com slash hope renewed. 262 00:19:41,129 --> 00:19:45,013 And right now we are offering, this is the first time ever doing this. 263 00:19:45,013 --> 00:19:50,557 And so we're giving a special discount 40 % off if you use the coupon code hope. 264 00:19:50,557 --> 00:19:52,429 That is a limited time availability. 265 00:19:52,429 --> 00:19:56,790 So if you're listening now, go ahead and check that out, use it before it expires. 266 00:19:56,790 --> 00:20:02,481 But teachfortheheart.com slash hope renewed, use the coupon code HOPE at checkout to save 40%. 267 00:20:02,481 --> 00:20:09,734 We really did not want finances to be an obstacle to being able to join in for. 268 00:20:09,854 --> 00:20:16,216 We're also having a free training if you're listening today, tonight, where we're gonna kinda take a lot of things we talked about in this episode and just dive a little bit 269 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:17,197 deeper into that. 270 00:20:17,197 --> 00:20:21,778 So if you are interested in that as well, you can go to teachfortheheart.com slash HOPE. 271 00:20:23,256 --> 00:20:24,917 Well, thank you guys so much for being here. 272 00:20:24,917 --> 00:20:26,467 It was a pleasure to speak with you today. 273 00:20:26,467 --> 00:20:32,229 And I do hope that some of you will be able to join us and hope we're new where we can dive into all of these things much more fully. 274 00:20:32,229 --> 00:20:35,330 This episode was brought to you in partnership with the Herzog Foundation. 275 00:20:35,330 --> 00:20:40,611 All views and opinions are our own and don't necessarily reflect those of the Herzog Foundation. 276 00:20:40,611 --> 00:20:49,086 If you'd like the links that we talked about or just anything in this episode to be able to review it, you can go to teachfortheheart.com slash 335. 277 00:20:49,464 --> 00:20:50,705 Well, thanks again for being with us. 278 00:20:50,705 --> 00:20:52,587 I look forward to speaking with you again soon. 279 00:20:52,587 --> 00:20:58,002 In the meantime, teach you remember, God is at work in you and through you, and he's using you to make a difference. 280 00:20:58,002 --> 00:21:00,924 Keep your eyes on him and teach for the heart.