To keep this short and sweet, due to unforeseen circumstances, my son started into private school this year on a scholarship but after a week, we had to pull him out; nothing to do with my son. So, after much stress and really trying to give it to God, after much prayer, and many talks, we decided to put him in public school.
I will admit, I am one of those "home school" or "Christian school" is best moms...or, rather, I used to be and God has really been working on my heart about this. I have done research and listened to other peoples opinions but let me tell you this....the ONLY opinion that matters is Christ's. We do not need to worry about what our "Christian" friends say, what our "non-Christian" friends say, what our parents think, what will our pastor think...none of that matters if you are truly listening to God.
Yesterday was his first day of "public" middle school. 6th grade. You know, the WORST year to send your child to public school, or so you hear. I was a nervous mom all day wishing he could tell me how he was doing, if he was getting picked on, if he was left out......all the things Phil 4:8 tells us not to do!
And each time I drove by (no, I was not stalking...it just happens to be in the middle of my small town) I prayed for him. And in that still small voice I heard, "You are My Nicole but you know what....he is MY child... I got him!" And I had peace.
It may be hard to grasp or scary to think but it is truth, our children are not our own, they are His. We are blessed with the ability to love them, raise them, guard them, enjoy them but they truly belong to Him and if we are walking in Truth, we will let them go to Him. We will TRUST Him to take care of them.
BUT, that does not mean we don't have a job to do....that does not mean we can just leave it at that. It is our job, (not the church, not friends, not pastors, not anyone else) OUR JOB to train our children up in the way they should go (Prov. 22:6). We are do instill Biblical truths in their lives. Make sure they are learning about Him. That they are holding every question or decision against the Word of God. We are to spend time with them. Love them. Be interested in them.
I was really thinking about this today as I decided it is time to pray every day with my son before he goes to school. Now, don't confuse what I am gonna say with me having a bad childhood, because I did not. But...I do not remember my parents once praying WITH me and honestly, I really doubt my parents prayed for me daily. They led busy lives....do you? Are you too busy to pray for your child?
I really believe in the POWER of PRAYER. I do. I know kids will have trials, troubles, temptation, just like the rest of us BUT I believe if we are praying for them, they will be able to find the right way out of those things...they will be able to hear God's voice. I believe this! This does not mean our kids are not gonna get into trouble...there is still sin in the world, but I think, no, I believe, God wants us to be active in praying for our children and active in the paths they go...he did create us as parents...is that not our job? Does Jesus not pray for us all the time?
Please, I encourage you to spend time with your child, talk to them, not at them, listen to their stories, even the highly boring ones that you have no idea what they are talking about, show them that Christ is number one, show them that you LOVE them, and please, I BEG OF YOU, please pray! Pray constantly for them because they may not be adult, they may not have our trials but I tell you, they have trials that seem huge to them, cause they are huge to them. Why else would there be so much depression and suicide among our middle school and high school children? PRAY!
They are His children, but we are their parents and He has called us to pray. Pray pray pray pray pray! And have peace knowing that He has them, He loves them more than we could possibly imagine, and no matter what, He knows what has happened, what will happen, and He has a plan for it all.
His children.....just think about that, His.....that means, they belong to Him forever....they will have life after death in heaven.....they will have Him walking by their side all of their days. ~Hallelujah!
Thank you Jesus for saving me, thank you that I am yours but today Lord, as I think about my son, I THANK You that he is Yours as well. That you love him more than I ever could. That you are walking those halls with him right now. Thank you for being such an amazing Comforter, Father, Friend, Counselor, Thank you Jesus for loving us all as Your Children! ~amen
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