Bob and I were blessed this weekend to attend the Homeschooling Convention in Richmond together for the second year. Antonis went to his Dad's house and Amanda came over to stay with the younger kids. It was a great time..it's called a homeschooling convention but it truly was like being on a "retreat" together to get closer to God. The Lord spoke many things to my heart this past weekend.
One thing He reminded me is that God is the one that does the work in my children's hearts. I am not responsible for how close they are to God. Sure, I need to be diligent in sharing my faith with them and teaching them about God, reading the Bible and praying together..but the Lord is the one that does the work in their hearts! If my child is sold out for Christ I can't take the credit for that. I also am not to condemn myself if my child is not walking in the light. The Lord is in charge of all and has a plan! If the Lord saved me, He can surely save each one of my offspring!! He can save ANYONE!!!!!!!!
He also spoke to my heart about how there is no certain curriculum that is the answer to drawing my child closer to God. There is so much stuff out there and there is a tendency to think that a certain devotional book or particular product is going to work miracles..but again..it is only God that changes the heart through prayer and his word. Again, I need to be diligent to get my children into the Word but because I don't have the latest character building study on SELF-CONTROL or PATIENCE does not mean my child is not going to develop this fruit. Same thing with buying DVDS on improving your marriage or helping your relationship with your child, etc. The Lord is the one that does the work and He is not bound to any particular product. He may choose to use one of these resource in our lives if it's getting us into His Word but the bottom line is that Him and His Word is all we need!!!!!!!! I hope this makes sense!
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