The Courtship Series

As a part of our homeschool curriculum we have woven in the teaching of courtship. We have chosen to use books from Castleberry Farms Press.
These books are written to encourage those who intend to follow a Biblically-based courtship that includes the active involvement of parents. The main characters are committed followers of Jesus Christ, and Christian family values are emphasized throughout. The reader will be encouraged to heed parental advice and to live in obedience to the Lord. These books have good story lines and are fun to read. They use scripture throughout and set a high but attainable standard. I highly recommend these books!

Be Diligent………..

2 Timothy 2:15
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

This verse has in a way haunted me for many years. Our children are involved in AWANA and as a child I was as well. This is the key verse for AWANA. This verse is pretty straight forward in my opinion. I need to be diligent to study the Word of God so that I handle it accurately. This will show me to be a workman who needs not to be ashamed. This is the kicker for me, a workman that NEEDS NOT to be ashamed. It leads me to the conclusion that there may be workman who DO need to be ashamed. I would like to be one who is not ashamed. The word diligent or in some versions study to shew is used instead if diligent and the word workman tells us this is not necessarily an easy task, it is work and work that is not dome quickly. This kind of work takes discipline and endurance. When I consider this, I sometimes think that I have so much to do, I am so tired, and I will get to it later. I then think on this verse and ask myself if I want to be a workman approved to God, if so I need to study the Word. So now I am off to grab my Bible!

Saved From What?

This is a book I am currently reading and greatly enjoying. This is a great book for anyone. Some may not be saved, some may think they are saved but are not, some may be unclear about what this means, for those who already have assurance and understanding of their salvation this provides the opportunity to grow closer to the Lord.
This book according to the author came about when he was abruptly asked if he was saved and his response was saved from what? Saved from people jumping in his face abruptly or something else. Do evangelical Christians today have a clear understanding of the Gospel, of what it means to be saved? Quoted in the book is a survey showing that many do not. many replies where things such as “to have Jesus in your heart or to have a personal relationship with Jesus.” What is absent from these responses is anything to do with the person or work of Christ.
I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone! You can order one here…Ligonier Ministries.

To Glimpse the Future

A question was posed to me just yesterday to which I gave a quick reply. I have since been mulling over that response but have not as of yet changed my mind. What would you say? The question is this: “If you had the opportunity to glimpse your children’s future and see how they turned out, would you take it?” My reply was this: ” I can see how maybe one would want to see their children’s future and maybe have the chance to correct mistakes but I do no think that I would want to do that. I would rather continue to rely on God to train my children according to His Word and pray for protection from the mistakes that I have made. I believe that if I am training my children in this manner my children most likely will turn out well, godly character being the main objective in our home. If I were then to indeed see in their future that they turned out well, I think it would give me the excuse to be more lax in my parenting which of course would benefit no one. So I would decline that offer to glimpse their future no matter how tempting it would be.”

So my question to you is this…..To Glimpse or Not to Glimpse????

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This week’s Theme:
CREATIVE

A Week of Miracles

Miracle One:
This has been an amazing week of miracles! It is so awesome to see God at work in the lives of so many people. We serve an awesome God! If you have read my previous posts you know about the diagnosis of our daughter’s heart murmur and the final determination that it is not anything to be concerned about. Thank you Lord!
Miracle Two:
One of my sister’s who children had been taken via social services has been to court twice and the children were awarded back to her. The lawyer says he had never seen the judge throw a case out like this before, the best part is that my sister and her children are now living with my grandmother and being reintroduced to the church.
Miracle Three:
A friend of mine had a daughter fall victim to a predator and they went through the trial this week. What looked like a case where the man would walk he was convicted on several counts and healing in my friends life is taking place.
Miracle Four:
My brother’s premature baby is finally beginning to take a turn for the better, his surgeries were successful, and he has been released from the hospital.

I am rejoicing in all these blessings and workings of the Lord’s hand.