Decisions, decisions, decisions

That was most of my day.

First: School fees (that were due the beginning of the month). Do I allow the student back with the partial payment brought? Or no payment but a written promise to pay? Is it a good promise, or empty words to buy more time? Will the added fee beginning of July put the parent into a hole too deep they'll never get out? If I send the student home, and there honestly, truly is no money, what good will it do to have them out of school until the end of the month? But there often is money - it just goes to the nearest crisis - so sending him back home will create the crisis, and he'll be back tomorrow with most of what is required... Every situation, every family, every parent/guardian is different. I wish I could just be hardharted like the big government schools and say, "Go home and don't come back without the full amount."

Second: Discipline. Five cases brought my way by the teachers. Actually, I value those kinds of decisions because they are opportunities for counsel, prayer, and trust in God to bring change to the student's life. Again, though, what is going to be most effective in the life of this particular student?

Days like today I'm thankful I serve the God who gave Solomon his wisdom. My mind isn't capable of handling what he understood. But minute by minute, case by case, I sense the Holy Spirit's direction, and trust Him for the outcome of each decision I make.