Master of Arts in Digital Teaching and Learning

Faith Integration Worksheet

EDUC 526
Aracely Worley
it!ation" #a$ing faith d!ring hard ti%es &Failing the 'ICA ( ti%es)
Scripture:
Proverbs 3:4-6
Trust in the Lord with all your
heart and lean not on your
own understanding. n all your
ways ac!nowledge hi" and he
will "a!e your paths
straight.#
Ive never had a difficult time with
academics. That all changed with the RICA
exam. Ive had to rely on my faith to get
me through this challenge. The RICA is the
only thing that is standing in the way of my
credential.
Tradition:
Tradition would be to study and rely on
academic skills to pass a licensing
examination. I embraced tradition
however !ust recently I have decided to
place my trust in "od and know that
ultimately he is in control of everything.
Ive taken my favorite scripture to heart
and have fasted prayed pondered asked
for the laying of hands #blessing$ and have
pondered the scriptures. I feel like I should
have done this from the very beginning.
Reason"
I think it*s easier to rely on o!rsel$es
than ha$ing to +lace faith in ,od- It*s
.hat the .orld .ants !s to do and
honestly it*s %!ch si%+ler- I*% g!ilty of
al.ays .anting things %y o.n .ay
instead of asking fro% hel+ fro% %y
Father in #ea$en/ .ho kno.s e0actly
.hat I need/ and .hat I need to do in
order to achie$e it- It*s h!%1ling to ask
and to +lace o!r tr!st in ,od- It*s %!ch
easier to 1e +ridef!l and care a1o!t o!r
o.n desires-
Experience"
Failing the 'ICA ( ti%es has 1een a
tr!e trial in %y life- I*$e ne$er failed
anything- I*$e 1een +ridef!l/ ref!sed to
st!dy and !nderstand the conce+ts on
the fo!ndations of reading- I also ha$e
1een +ridef!l 1eca!se I ha$en*t t!rned
to ,od in this +rocess and instead
relied on %y o.n logic and
!nderstanding- It*s +ro$en to 1e
!ns!ccessf!l- I finally st!died and ga$e
this o$er to ,od- #e is the only one
that is going to get %e thro!gh this or
any other trial- E0+erience can 1e at
ti%es the 1est ed!cator-
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'esol!tion"
I like to think that I rely on all fo!r co%+onents to %ake %y o.n decisions/ 1!t the
tr!th is that I don*t- I !s!ally rely on traditions and e0+erience to lead the .ay- In
%y heart/ I kno. that I sho!ld 1egin .ith scri+t!re/ 1!t it !s!ally isn*t in the
e8!ation-
I think I rely on tradition5reason the %ost- I lean %ost on %y o.n 9!dg%ent- I*%
slo.ly learning that this sol!tion/ %ight not al.ays 1e the 1est-
The difference 1et.een cri+t!re and Tradition/ is that the cri+t!res are the
.ord of ,od- Traditions are %an %ade and !s!ally ha$e nothing to do .ith ,od-
Dee+ do.n %y o.n faith relies on faith and e0+erience- I %ight not al.ays
re%e%1er to !se the%/ 1!t they do center aro!nd those t.o co%+onents-
I 1elie$e that !sing this ty+e of decision %aking +rocess .ill hel+ !s 1e the %ost
effecti$e ed!cators- If .e are +lacing ,od first in o!r li$es and leaning to hi% for
!nderstanding/ he .ill direct e$ery as+ect of o!r li$es/ incl!ding o!r careers- #e
.ill g!ide !s and hel+ !s/ hel+ o!r st!dents-
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