Teaching Our Little Blessings at Home

Thank you for visiting my “home school” page. I would like to share a brief testimony on how I came to teach my son (Roy) at home and I also want to share what the Lord has spoken to my heart about this subject. Shortly after I met the Lord He began to place this topic on my heart. I had never heard of home schooling prior to that and I couldn’t understand “why” someone would want to teach their children at home. However, the Lord pricked my heart about it as also He did my husband’s. We began to hear more and more about homeschooling and we were prompted to take a closer look and so I cried out to the Lord about it. I asked Him to please send the resources if it was His will for us to do this as I did not even know where to begin. The Lord sent someone right to my living room (almost immediately) and the Lord supplied all the information I needed to begin our journey of home schooling. In addition, I have found that I have had to become a student myself as the Lord has been teaching me what teaching our children means to HIM. I would like to share what He has taught me and pray that it is helpful and edifying to you.

As we first approached this homeschooling effort, it wasn’t long before I began to sift through lots and lots of home school curriculum catalogs. I was overwhelmed at first by all there was to choose from. However, after numerous hours of searching through them, I finally decided upon a curriculum. We were excited when the books first arrived. After a few weeks, things became grueling and Roy wasn’t a happy puppy anymore, so to speak. All that math and writing and tests and on and on.... We finished that year with frowns on our faces, exhausted, done in and dog-tired. I went before the Lord and asked Him to show me what had gone wrong, what was missing. Why this was happening? It wasn’t long after that when the Lord began to show me. However, initially I didn’t really want to ‘see’ what He was showing me. Because where He was leading would change my entire approach of teaching Roy and I wasn’t sure if I was ready for that big of a change. But the Lord kept prodding me. And as I became more and more weary, I finally decided to hear Him out and do things HIS way.

A couple of things that the Lord brought to my attention were actually two very important questions that He wanted me to consider: 1) Why had I begun to teach Roy at home? and 2) What should our goal be? I had to truly think these through. My first thought was because I wanted him to be a smart boy who was well learned in his academics. I quickly learned though, that that was what was important to me, and not so much to the Lord. I soon understood that my purpose was off kilter and I had already developed a very worldly view of home schooling. Basically, I wanted to take the ‘classroom’ and the teachings from the public school and bring them into my home. But the Lord began showing me that instilling godly character in Roy and raising him up in His ways should be the primary goal here. Teaching and showing him the character of Christ and a love for the Lord should be the priority. I soon realized that it didn’t matter how ‘smart’ he was or how much he knew in academics. What good is it for him to be excellent in math if he is not kind and loving? What good to be well educated and knowledgeable if he doesn’t love others and know the Lord? All those academics are insignificant without him knowing the Lord Jesus. What is my goal for Roy? For him to grow into a godly man who lives for others and serves the Lord in all things. For him to teach his own children the love of Christ and for them to be raised up to be godly people. Not only is this my desire, but it is the Lord’s also. I do want to clarify that I do believe that children should be taught academics, although it is not to be the priority and therefore should come after teaching them the things of God. When the Lord pricked my heart about teaching Roy godly character, I put down all academics (math books, English books, etc.) and taught only from the Bible. What a transformation in Roy after only a few short weeks! We began to see some fruit and what a blessing it was to see! Some academics did come back later but not until I had established a technique (God‘s technique) that worked... God, His Word and ways first, and THEN the academics. Praise God it works!! Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you. With all that being said... that the purpose of teaching our children at home is to instill in them a love for Christ and for them to grow into godly adults.... I have composed a list of what Christians should be teaching their children (from a biblical standpoint) as compared to the dangerous secular teachings in public schools.

What Christians Should Teach Their Children

Love the Lord with all their heart, mind, soul and strength
Esteem others better than themselves
Do all things without murmuring and disputing
Never return evil for evil
Love their neighbor
Reverence and obey the fathers authority
Strive to walk in love, wisdom and goodness
Love what God loves and hate what He hates
To love humility
Pray continually
Let nothing be done in strife or vainglory
Focus on things above
Be truthful always
Live simply- modestly

Despise all human glory

Be charitable and give freely to others

Be hospitable

Rejoice in the excellencies of others

Never do anything in order to look better than others

Banish every thought of self pride

Always glorify God

Do all things as unto the Lord

Avoid all gossip and idle talk

Visit the sick and poor

Love their enemies

Help others

Do good to those who hate them

Bless them that curse them

Pray for those who despitefully use them

Not to swear, let their yes be yes and their no be no
Forgive others
Be kind
Be merciful
Be gracious
Be sober minded

Specially for Girls

To have a meek and quiet spirit
homemaking
To reverence their husbands
To be content
Submission- to husbands and to God
To be modest
Receive correction
To love their children

What the Public School Teaches Our Children

Love yourself with all your heart, mind, soul and strength

Esteem yourself above others

Seek for human glory and honor

Strive to be the best while putting others down

Fight for your rights

Curse them that curse you

Despise authority

Be prideful

Be selfish

Be greedy

Be envious

Read and learn about witchcraft

Learn about alternative lifestyles (homosexuality etc.)

Ignore the God of heaven and even deny that He created all things