Posted in Gods Work

Right now, I have many friends who are going through trials, just as myself.  Life, like the roller coaster, has its ups and downs.  I have often been asked why God would let good things happen to bad people (most commonly by unbelievers).  While I do not know the answer to this question, what I know for sure is that God grows us up through adversity. 

God uses the issues placed in our lives as opportunities for us learn and grow closer to Him using His principles.  When we take advantage of His guidance and allow Him to work through us we turn out better in the end (even if the result is not what we were looking for).  When we put ourselves first, and try to work on the issues ourselves (ok, everyone stop staring at me) we have lost the opportunity for God to grow us up. 

God works with each of us in different ways, different levels, and at different times, because He knows us best.  In a way, He gives us each an IEP and works with us one on one.  This is a great example for us in schooling our children.  It is important for us to "give" our children an IEP and deal with them one on one, where they are now.  Allowing opportunities for them to grow, and being understanding when they don't grasp those opportunities.  If God's job is to homeschool us one on one, then shouldn't we be doing the same with our children?

Keep your kids home.  You know them best, you know thier needs, strengths, & weaknesses.  Keep them where you can allow God to control their education working through you. 

These are my thoughts.