{"id":7496,"date":"2017-06-02T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/?p=7496"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:16:49","slug":"joy-in-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/joy-in-teaching.htm","title":{"rendered":"Joy in Teaching? Something to Pray About!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bible teachers could probably list lots of reasons they could get discouraged &#8212; trying to add lesson preparation into their busy lifestyles, discipline issues, lack of resources, feelings of inadequacy, etc. Yet, God&#8217;s Word exhorts us to always rejoice.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been using the first letter of every month to remind us of something for which we can pray for our Bible teachers. I knew one of the J&#8217;s had to be Joy. Let&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/praying-for-bible-teachers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pray<\/a> teachers know the joy of teaching, even when things don&#8217;t seem to be going well.<\/p>\n<h2>Example of How to Pray for Bible Teachers During the Month of June: Joy<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7498\" src=\"\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/june-joy.jpg\" alt=\"Pray Bible Teachers Have Joy in Teaching\" width=\"199\" height=\"156\" \/><em>Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (Phil. 4:4)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 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