Responsible TO vs. FOR

I occasionally hear from teachers who are frustrated that their students (children, youth, adults) aren't following-through on the clear Bible teaching they are receiving. One man wrote me and said that after two weeks of reviewing the verses about gossip, "they're still doing it! I can't believe it."

As a teacher you have a holy responsibility and high calling. You must study, prepare, pray, and do everything you can to be effective in sharing truth from the Bible.

But the life-transformation power is from the Lord, not you.

If you feel frustration over the lack of life-change, go immediately to prayer. Confess any pride (you almost certainly have a pride issue here) and ask the Lord to translate your anger/disappointment/frustration/amazement into compassion, so you can pray more effectively for your students. Ask the Lord to show you how to be a better teacher -- a larger, cleaner conduit of truth and grace.