Warren Wiersbe has said that sooner or later, every believer discovers that the Christian life is a battleground, not a playground. He is spot on.
And for the homeschooling mother, we have one very intense battlefield.
Our enemies are, of course, on the outside. From the checkout lady at the Piggly Wiggly to our distant third-cousin (twice removed on our father's side), we know people are going to question us in regard to homeschooling. (Why, just last night at a banquet where my husband presented five awards, a very kind woman at our table asked me the never-ending question about....socialization. It's like the Dorothy and Toto jokes for those of us who live in Kansas ~ I sometimes was to say, in a voice rich with sarcasm, "You know, I have never heard that one before....!!") Those battlefields, we know how to prep for those.
But what about our own internal battlefields? What about those nagging fears that every mother has, but the homeschooling mom has on steroids? What if we completely jack up our kids to such an extent that they can never, ever function properly in society and their entire lives are ruined - because - of - us?!?
Now, I can't resolve all your concerns or give you miraculous peace in the midst of them. But I can point straight at the One who can! Jesus is always the answer, mama. Jesus is the only answer. And He is oh so very good us-toward.
I want to encourage you to take a look back at my post on #Goals. And then I want to encourage you to write out a few goals of your own. Where do you want your kids to end up when they leave the nest and spread the wings of adulthood? Write that down! Work on this over a few days or weeks; refine and hone it, or scrap it entirely and start again. But don't ignore it. Get something down on paper, spend time bathing it in prayer, and trust Jesus to get your kids across the finish line.
He's a good God. It's a real shame we don't do a better job of trusting Him more with our homeschools, our kids, and their outcome as a result of being homeschooled by us. He is bigger than all that. He is a good God.
Women who love their children and love their Jesus, give yourselves some grace today and trust Jesus more. Get those goals laid out before Him and watch to see what He might do in you, in your children, and in your homeschool. Remember, the battleground is real; the playground is a farce. Get in the battle and fight for what Jesus desires to do for your family.
Lord bless you today!
Day 366 done :)
Jan L. Burt
author of The Homeschooling Mothers Bible Study
& All Things Homeschool
And for the homeschooling mother, we have one very intense battlefield.
Our enemies are, of course, on the outside. From the checkout lady at the Piggly Wiggly to our distant third-cousin (twice removed on our father's side), we know people are going to question us in regard to homeschooling. (Why, just last night at a banquet where my husband presented five awards, a very kind woman at our table asked me the never-ending question about....socialization. It's like the Dorothy and Toto jokes for those of us who live in Kansas ~ I sometimes was to say, in a voice rich with sarcasm, "You know, I have never heard that one before....!!") Those battlefields, we know how to prep for those.
But what about our own internal battlefields? What about those nagging fears that every mother has, but the homeschooling mom has on steroids? What if we completely jack up our kids to such an extent that they can never, ever function properly in society and their entire lives are ruined - because - of - us?!?
Now, I can't resolve all your concerns or give you miraculous peace in the midst of them. But I can point straight at the One who can! Jesus is always the answer, mama. Jesus is the only answer. And He is oh so very good us-toward.
I want to encourage you to take a look back at my post on #Goals. And then I want to encourage you to write out a few goals of your own. Where do you want your kids to end up when they leave the nest and spread the wings of adulthood? Write that down! Work on this over a few days or weeks; refine and hone it, or scrap it entirely and start again. But don't ignore it. Get something down on paper, spend time bathing it in prayer, and trust Jesus to get your kids across the finish line.
He's a good God. It's a real shame we don't do a better job of trusting Him more with our homeschools, our kids, and their outcome as a result of being homeschooled by us. He is bigger than all that. He is a good God.
Women who love their children and love their Jesus, give yourselves some grace today and trust Jesus more. Get those goals laid out before Him and watch to see what He might do in you, in your children, and in your homeschool. Remember, the battleground is real; the playground is a farce. Get in the battle and fight for what Jesus desires to do for your family.
Lord bless you today!
Day 366 done :)
Jan L. Burt
author of The Homeschooling Mothers Bible Study
& All Things Homeschool
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