Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Top Priority
My husband and I currently have eight children and are a homeschooling family. I have been homeschooling for 11 years now. WOW! Has it really been that long? I often receive questions on homeschooling, the how tos, curriculum questions, scheduling questions, & questions concerning what are most important things to teach. This last one is what I want to discuss today.
What is our top priority?
These are things we desire to see come to fruition in our children's lives: that our children's main purpose in life is to know, love, serve, and glorify God; that their faith in God is of the highest importance. That they posses a "biblical worldview," that being in essence, that they believe absolute moral truth exists; and is defined in the Bible and that ALL things are to viewed in light of and according to the scriptures.
What christian would not desire this for their children. But how is this achieved? By the work of the Lord in their lives of course, but also by the work of the Lord in the lives of their parents. As parents we are called to teach and to train our children in the ways of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6
We must instill in them this Biblical Worldview. That is a term that is thrown around a lot these days and many will claim to have this worldview. This is something we need to deeply examine. Do we really see EVERYTHING from God's perspective? Do we check EVERYTHING against scripture? Are we open to God showing us where we are in error? Consistency is the key here as well, we MUST practice what we preach. We must be intentional in all we do.
Many of us are failing. Not one of us is perfect or is the perfect parent but we must be always striving to do things God's way. We must be willing to repent where we fail and rest upon Christ for His strength and wisdom.
Here are some places worth visiting:
Revolutionary Parenting
Nehemiah Institute Worldview Testing
May God grant you His wisdom as you seek to train the children He has entrusted to you for His service!
What is our top priority?
These are things we desire to see come to fruition in our children's lives: that our children's main purpose in life is to know, love, serve, and glorify God; that their faith in God is of the highest importance. That they posses a "biblical worldview," that being in essence, that they believe absolute moral truth exists; and is defined in the Bible and that ALL things are to viewed in light of and according to the scriptures.
What christian would not desire this for their children. But how is this achieved? By the work of the Lord in their lives of course, but also by the work of the Lord in the lives of their parents. As parents we are called to teach and to train our children in the ways of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6
We must instill in them this Biblical Worldview. That is a term that is thrown around a lot these days and many will claim to have this worldview. This is something we need to deeply examine. Do we really see EVERYTHING from God's perspective? Do we check EVERYTHING against scripture? Are we open to God showing us where we are in error? Consistency is the key here as well, we MUST practice what we preach. We must be intentional in all we do.
Many of us are failing. Not one of us is perfect or is the perfect parent but we must be always striving to do things God's way. We must be willing to repent where we fail and rest upon Christ for His strength and wisdom.
Here are some places worth visiting:
Revolutionary Parenting
Nehemiah Institute Worldview Testing
May God grant you His wisdom as you seek to train the children He has entrusted to you for His service!
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