Homeschooling is NOT for everyone

Homeschooling is not for everyone.

Neither is breastfeeding, natural childbirth, living in the city, selling all and becoming a missionary, working part-time, having a large family, or going to a State college.

In Christ we have a level of freedom that God has allowed for His children to make decisions based on a heart and mind that first loves Christ and secondly desires to obey and honor Him with their life.

I felt the need to make this simple statement that homeschooling is not for every family because it isn't. God's will for my life may not be the same for your life.

Ephesians 2:10 states, For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Before you were ever created God prepared good works for His children to execute in their life. As a child of God is reborn and comes to know His Savior (i.e., the process of sanctification), He is compelled to search the scriptures and as He learns about His Creator He also learns about himself and who he/she is in Christ. As a child of God learns about himself, they come to understand what God expects of them. And here's where we can either seek to gain the approval of man or the approval of God.

Many people think, "So and so is a strong, committed Christian. If he/she does ______, I should do _______ too." We may find ourselves mirroring someone else's walk. There are times that the life you're mirroring may be consistent and similar to the walk that God has prepared for you, but there are other times when you're fulfilling a good work, but its a work that isn't for you. When we fulfill a task that isn't exactly what God desires of us, though it is a "good" thing to do, because it is not what God desires for your life you may find yourself lacking peace, feeling overwhelmed, burdened and frustrated. This comes from trying to do something that God did not design YOU to do.

Walk your walk. The walk that God prepared beforehand for you. If you don't know what that walk looks like, first go before the Lord in prayer and ask Him to, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me" (Psalm 139:23-24). Whenever we come before the Lord we need to ensure that our heart is in right relationship with Him. If we're living in sin, that sin separates us from a Holy God. We can't expect God to grant us guidance and direction on His will for our life if we're practicing sin. Repent and return to the Lord first!

Once you've done that study the scriptures for what God expects of you. First, study scripture regarding God's will for a Christian's life and you can do that by doing a word study throughout sciptures on God's will. Study Christ's life and the lives of the men and women who lived for Him. If you're a single person, start with 1 Corinthians 7:25-40. If you're wife and/or a Mother, study through Titus 2:4-5, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Timothy 3:11, Ephesians 5:22-24, Colossians 3:18-19, and Proverbs 31.

As you study scripture take note specifically of what God says is His will. There will be many areas, including some of the ones I mentioned in this blog article that God does not give specific direction on (i.e., to homeschool or not to homeschool). In these areas where scripture does not directly reference, as a redeemed believer in Christ, you have the Holy Spirit as your guide in life. If you're seeking to honor the Lord, you have the freedom to live in such a way where you make decisions based on what you feel if best while being led by the Lord.

God promises that if we seek to know Him, He will make Himself known to us and that includes His will for your life. God has a plan for His children and while the life of another Christian may be acceptable unto God, there is a specific plan that God has just for you.

Seek the Lord and He will reveal it.
Walk in the steps that God has for YOU.