From homeschooloasis.com
Do you wonder why it seems you cant hear Godthat still small voice so difficult to discern? Is confusion present in your homeschool decisions? Do you want to allow the Holy Spirit to lead in this area of your life, becoming your closest friend? Do you long to be free from feelings of guilt, condemnation, inadequacy, feelings that you are not doing enough and not being good enough? Many Christians have a difficult time knowing how to hear God or follow the Spirits leading for their lives. Marilyn believes that if we understand Gods ways we will more easily be able to discern His voice. His ways are in opposition to the worlds ways. His way provides the only true security for our homeschool venture. He said…
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8, 9
This message addresses from various angles the opposing ways of the flesh and the Spirit. A parallel is drawn between educational choices and the Christians spiritual condition. It will help prepare your heart for your familys unique lifestyle of learning. It will lead you to recognize the need to know God more intimately as Father, Jesus as Lord, and the Holy Spirit as Teacher and Guide. Many practical applications and personal homeschool examples are given to illustrate the principles throughout this message, which can be life-changing for those who are serious about allowing God full access to their decision-making process in the area of education. A Spirit-led path that will produce wonderful fruit of the Spirit awaits all those who seek the Lord.
Points of impact:
No longer make decisions based upon our understanding. We must allow our self to die, so that our spirit of God can accomplish the transforming work necessary for His image to be seen in us.
Becoming built up in a lifestyle apart from becoming built up in the Lord will never bring glory to Him.
The face of the homeschool mom should have peace and rest of the quality that comes only from Him, and true security.
We need to recognize that everything we do in our homeschool will be a direct reflection of our relationship with God and our spiritual condition.
Religion-when the Christian life begins an outward walk of works.
Relationship-when the Christian life begins and inward walk of the heart.
Security in the Spirit-led life means to ignore pressures to conform, and decisions will not stem from fear of others opinions, but rather from the conviction and leading of the Holy Spirit.
How God gets our attention: negative judgment->crisis->fear of God->walk with God->restoration (Romans 8:1)
THE HOME SHOULD BECOME EVERY MARRIED COUPLE'S PRIMARY MISSION FIELD
The Holy Spirit abiding in us is the anointing for our purpose. The anointing is the ability given by God to perform in a specific function of purpose according to God's will. The anointing of the Spirit will teach us all we need to know.
We have no need for anyone to teach us. God wants us to be listening to Him and learning from Him.
The Holy Spirit will help us and teach us all things. Humility is a prerequisite to hearing from God.
The Holy Spirit is always right and we can believe Him!
When we are abiding in His teaching, we are abiding in Him.
Wow, your blog is so pretty! I like your book reviews – their so neat and nicely laid out. I just love Marilyn Howshall’s books – I read them this past summer. Only wish I had read them so very long ago when I’d first started out.