Yes, we all love the limelight, even if we re shy. But the real work for the Lord is done in the trenches, so to speak, and your trench is in lesson preparation. Your position as Sunday School teacher is the highest office a layman can hold in a church. Not even a deacon has it over you. Because you deal in the eternity of living souls.
Eternity is a long time.
Too long to not do your best. One illustration is of a tiny inchworm and a giant steel ball the size of the earth. Build word pictures to help your students see what you re saying. You ll capture their attention, their interaction, and their faithfulness. This, then, you can show to the Lord as fruit, fit for the Kingdom.