9. Sowing Seeds
To raise Godly children, we must plant
Godly seeds all day, every day. This is
hard to do if they are not home. Everyone else wants to plant seeds in your chil-dren’s;heart.;This;generation;of;tolerance
seekers;makes;their;plea;with;your;chil-dren to tolerate all beliefs, all people, and
eventually,;all;sin.;They;are;asking;your
children to sit down and shut up and allow everyone around them their freedom
to sin. The seeds they plant will become
noxious;weeds.;God;is;asking;us;to;raise
children who will stand up and be vocal
about the One True God and about the
need for repentance and salvation. If we
plant;Godly;seeds;in;our;children’s;lives
every day, they will grow into adults who
will in turn, plant Godly seeds.
10. Revival of Holiness
Our families need revival and that starts at
the;cross.;At;the;cross;we;find;holiness;for
the heart and home. We may be going to
a;dozen;activities,;but;are;we;going;to;the
cross regularly? Are we ready to put down
what’s;urgent,;and;pick;up;the;Bible;and
wrestle through the Scriptures with our
kids?;Are;we;ready;to;put;down;the;phone
and;pick;up;our;little;ones;and;pray;over
them?;Are;we;ready;to;kneel;down;with
our older children (who tower over us)
that we might be side by side at the throne
of;God?;Are;we;asking;for;direction;and
clarity over their present and future en-
deavors;for;the;King?;Are;we;following
Him wholeheartedly in reverence and ho-
liness? We are certainly not ready for our
families to be revived if we are not ready to
put away all the things that so easily weigh
us down and pursue holiness.
Run;toward;the;goal;for;the;prize;in
Christ Jesus. We were not made to be
bound to the things of this earth. We
were made for running with patience a
race that is heaven bound. Stop worrying about who is in the stands, or who
is;ahead;or;behind.;Eyes;firmly;fixed;on
Jesus as we run; not sitting as a bystander;
not;hoping;our;kids;will;someday;enter
the race; not spending our time deciding
which race to have them enter. Rather,
let’s;drop;all;else;and;bring;our;kids;with
us as we run together. Father God, give us
zeal, passion, vision, strength and commitment as we have decided to follow Jesus.
No turning back; no turning back.
Today is the day to press forward and
not;look;back;or;shrink;back.;We;move
ahead in faith because God has given us
every;good;reason;to;keep;His;children
Home Where They Belong.
Deborah Wuehler is the Senior Editor for
TOS, participating author in The Home-school Minute, wife to Richard, and mom
to eight gifts from heaven. She loves digging
for buried treasure in the Word, reading,
writing, homeschooling, and dark chocolate! You may contact her at senioreditor
@ TheOldSchoolhouse.com.
Are;we;ready;to;put;down;what’s;urgent,;and;pick;up;the;Bible
and;wrestle;through;the;Scriptures;with;our;kids?
