Posted in Inside our Homeschool Room

It is the begining of a new week, fresh with the crispness of His mercies! I am excited about this week... not sure why just am! God is good and I am encouraged to know that He is with us today and everyday and no matter what is going on or how much we have to do He has not left us.

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I recieved mercy because I  had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:12-14

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. " The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

Lamentations 3:22-24

I pray that my children will beable to "see" through me that His mercies are in fact new every morning. I pray that it soaks into my heart and becomes a reality to my thoughts. I pray that this week will be a powerful testimony to the graces of God as we humbly venture through the moments given to us.

Memory Verse for the week:

A man with out self control is like a city broken into and left with out walls.

Proverbs 25:28

Others to reflect daily on:

1 Corinthians 9:25

Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.

Galatians 5:23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

2 Peter 1:6

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.

We are focusing on self-control this week, could you tell? Whining, fits of anger, pouting and other ungodly behaviors being displayed is just not acceptable. God talks a lot about being able to conrol ourselves and I have just got to stop these! :0) It is funny, though I was joking there is some truth to that. No, I don't fall to the ground and roll around on the floor, I don't throw a toy across the room, and I don't cross my arms and stick out my bottom lip when things don't go my way but in my heart it is all the same. So the word of God will not just be applied to my children's sin but mine as well, for we are all children of the King and we all desperately need His guidance.

Have a great day!

JOYfully in Him,

Kelli