so! i started a new hustle a couple of weeks ago, and i absolutely love it! i'm a paraeducator in an elementary school which means that i am like a teacher's assistant. when i first looked in to this job, i was told "do not work with special needs kids! it is too hard and too stressful." seeing as i was simply looking for a flexible hustle to do in between my training, i thought that working with full functioning children would be the best for me in my situation. however, when i went to apply, the only positions open at that moment were to work with severely autistic children. needing some cheese, i applied anyway, but in the back of my mind, i said a little prayer that i would be assigned to an easier job. God had other plans.
a few weeks later, i was hired as a paraeducator to work in the autism room at amanda arnold elementary school. while i was overjoyed that God had blessed me with a job, i was a little apprehensive of the particular job i would be doing. in my mind, i needed something easy and extremely low-key. but isn't that the complete opposite of how God calls us to serve? oftentimes, i get so caught up in myself and what i need in order to get what i want. the problem with that is that the Christian life is about Jesus first, others second, and ourselves last. i had gotten the order quite mixed up.
as everyday passes and opportunities to glorify God come up, i'm realizing that my life is not about me and making sure that i'm comfortable. instead, it's about others and loving God's people every chance i get. yeah, the autism room is a bit stressful, but the joy that i get in knowing that i am doing God's work and serving others far surpasses having a "low-key" job. also, my job gives me perspective and helps me to not take any of my blessings for granted. i love going to work everyday, and i love that God didn't let me decide what was best for me. yay Yaweh!
