The key to cultivating faithfulness is found in the first part of that verse. In turn, our faithfulness encourages others to be faithful.
Just as a gardener gives away a flower, we can pass along faithfulness to others. At times, we all could use encouragement to trust God in our homeschooling efforts. Juggling family life as a wife, a mother, and a teacher is hard. Rewards abound, but so do interruptions, conflicts, and unexpected struggles. Added doubts often creep in when we reach the high school years and worry that we are not equipped to educate our children at home.
Even the most dedicated among us can be tempted to give in to fear. Taking the time to reflect on our reasons for homeschooling and to recognize simple gifts from our loving Father can help us overcome those obstacles and follow through on our commitment, sometimes with greater ease than we expected.
Through this process, we cultivate faithfulness, we become yet another family that has successfully homeschooled through high school, and we encourage others to be faithful. Two weeks ago, we held a high school graduation ceremony for our son and older daughter. It was a wonderful celebration attended by a mixture of fellow homeschoolers and friends from our neighborhood, church, and various community activities. My part in the ceremony was to introduce the two graduates prior to their short speeches, giving the audience a glimpse of the interests and talents my children had developed over the years.
I also took the opportunity to share about the two choir songs from our church service the previous Sunday, explaining that they embodied our vision for homeschooling. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Hebrews These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them , and embraced them , and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth…. Psalm To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Matthew Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? Context Crossref Comm Hebrew. Verse Click for Chapter. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. American Standard Version Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it. The land will be yours, and you will be safe. She was African American She willingly said yes.
I prayed a simple prayer. No she was not healed physically but I could tell she was deeply moved. I take no credit for anything. I just made myself available in the ordinary of the every day. These moments do not happen as often as I would like but I do my best to always be available. I work at a computer and I could go a whole day and never talk face to face with another person.
I try every day to make a face to face connection with as many people as possible just in case an opportunity opens up. Every trip to the grocery store, or every errand you run can easily turn into a wonderful opportunity for ministry. We must be proactive and intentional to cultivate faithfulness. Photo by Scott Goodwill on Unsplash. Be sure and subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Sign up for free updates. Then be sure and connect on Facebook! About the Author: Jon Stallings I am enthusiastic about helping others discover their purpose and grow into a deeper relationship with Jesus.
My hope is that this blog will help encourage and inspire you along your way. Join the conversation and take the time to share with me your own story. I have been married to my beautiful wife Janice for over 30 years.
We currently live in McDonough Georgia with our daughter. Our two boys have left the nest and we have two wonderful grand kids.
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