As a career teacher, this Scripture means a lot to me. I remember fondly the teachers in elementary and high school who touched my life and influenced me to become the person that I have become. There was the seventh grade teacher who understood that I had physical limitations and allowed me to stay in and sit with her during recess. My favorite memory is of my high school Spanish teacher who knew how shy I was; nevertheless, she challenged me daily to write on the board and explain my answers to the class. Now, of course, I was not the only one who was required to do that, but I seemed to be the one that she added encouraging words each time I was successful. She nominated me to go to a special school one summer for those who were talented in foreign languages. I will always remember my beloved Sra. Mary Smith, mostly because I emulated her my whole adult life, becoming a demanding and loving Spanish teacher. I have a framed needlepoint picture from one of my students that says, “A good teacher teaches from the heart.” That is what I learned from Sra. Smith and what I tried hard to do during my entire career.
Now that I am an adult, I am still learning, so I still have teachers. One is my pastor at my church, from whom I learn new things to reflect on weekly. I also learn from my children and grandchildren; in their innocence and love, they teach me to be young and innocent again, expecting the best from everyone whom I meet. But, most importantly, after I became a Christian in 1973, the Holy Spirit came to live within me and to teach me God’s truth. When I begin to stray from the path He wants me on, I hear his voice gently prodding me to go the right way. He teaches me daily as I read the Word. I don’t have my own interpretation of what the Bible is saying to me because I depend on the Holy Spirit to help me to apply God’s Word to me and my life. All that He teaches me is truthful and draws me closer to Christ. After all, that is the purpose of my life, to draw closer to Christ and then to tell others about my experiences so that they too, hopefully, can get closer to the Great Teacher.
So, think about your teachers. Appreciate them for what they poured into your life. Then, realize that God pours His Spirit into your life daily if you will allow Him to do so. He wants to teach you; his desire is for you to grow closer to Christ by learning His truths. Just accept the teaching of the Holy Spirit. That’s all…listen and apply His truth to your life. You will never be the same once the Holy Spirit becomes your teacher!
Vickie's Book Nook and Meditation Corner 
God is my teacher. I had a few teachers I looked up to, My Headmistress Miss Hall in Australia and Mrs Davis my Form Mistress, History and English Teacher at the same school in Australia. They were real ladies and always portrayed this as good role models.
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God is my ultimate teacher, but he has blessed me with three earthly teachers who helped me become the teacher I am today. If not for their help and encouragement, I’m not sure how I would have made it as a teacher in today’s world. It’s tough out there.
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Yes, it surely is!
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He is our perfect teacher, teaching us to become His perfect students.
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I remember the teachers that impacted me. My first grade teacher Mrs. Robinson, my fourth grade Mrs. Tomlinson, my art teacher Mrs Howard all though high school and Mrs Day my senior year English teacher. I truly appreciate them.
And I love how the Holy Spirit teaches me
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I had so many wonderful teachers through the years who took me under their wing and mentored me. Mr. Hallibran in high school is the one that challenged me to be a better writer which influenced me to major in Journalism in college. A few years later the Holy Spirit became my life mentor. Thanks for the post and reminder that we have the best teacher within us each day.
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In high school, I had a lot of teachers who were not so great, I had a few good ones, and I had one really good one. She was my Spanish teacher, Senorita Rowe. She was fantastic! I will always remember her. She gave me a lot of encouragement.
I had a youth pastor who taught me so much about walking with the Lord when I was in my early teens. His name is David Pletincks. He is close to 80 now. He gave me so much encouragement and made me feel as though I mattered. And, I had a pastor who I loved to hear preach or teach the Word of God, who taught me so much about everything about God and his Word and how to study the Word of God and about my relationship with Jesus Christ. He really gave me a solid foundation for my faith by what he taught me, and I will be eternally grateful to him. His name is Richard Sipley, and he is now in his 90’s. And, I had a missionary friend, Halee Spriggins, who taught me how to hear God speaking to me personally through his Word each day. She really helped me to develop a close walk with the Lord. She is now with Jesus.
I believe God used these last 3 people in my life to help me to develop a close intimate walk with him and to teach me how to hear the Spirit’s voice and how to apply the truths of scripture to my daily life, and how to teach the Word of God to others, too. And, so they helped lay the foundation for what God has me doing today. And, that was over 40 years ago.
Although these people were instrumental in my life in helping me to develop a close walk with my Lord, it was the Holy Spirit who was and always will be my primary teacher. Even today, when I read other blogs or sermons or devotions or I listen to sermons, it is the Holy Spirit who confirms or who denies what is being taught and who speaks his truths to my heart through what is being shared. And, I am so thankful that he is my teacher, for what he teaches is truth.
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This is terrific! I thank God daily for his guidance in my gratitude and affirmations journal. Terrific stuff!
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Thank you!
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