Schooldaze - Do not be weary in well doing..

Jul. 12, 2008

Do not be weary in well doing..

Anyone else need a revelation of this Word in their lives? My last year of home schooling proved that I need to really study this Word and let it become me. I slacked off little by little by little until we were hardly doing anything at the end of our year. I felt so bad but had gotten into such a rut of doing less that it just continued and snowballed. Man, I felt so bad, but tried to rationalize it and tell myself that they had gotten far so if we slowed down a bit it wasn't bad. I'd really like to have the same amount of stamina and excitement at the end as I did at the beginning. The year just seemed to drag on. We had lots of memorable moments and times that we loved what we were learning, but it was just the sheer consistency of formal learning everyday that wore me out. I'd take breaks in between when I just couldn't stand it anymore, but it still was hard. I wish I were more like this scripture so I'd just find the course and stay it till it's finished having complete confidence and joy in what I'm doing. I know I'm doing right, it's just the right seems to be boring after a while. Anyone else feel like that or is it just me? Maybe it's the way I think about "school". I probably need a new perspective. I guess I just need to learn more discipline too. I tried not to show my drudgery and dreary attitude to my children. They naturally have a dreary attitude when something doesn't look fun, but then they warm up to it. They got through the year okay, it's just me. They probably caught some of my drudgery this year too. I know more is caught than taught so I REALLY need to get this in check....like NOW!

Jesus, please help me to be more like You this year. Give me a deeo understanding and desire to not be weary in the well doing of teaching our children this coming school year.Change my heart so that I look forward to everyday of learning and teaching in Jesus' name, amen!

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Blessings, Violet

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Jul. 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

I totally love you lady!

Cortney

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Jul. 26, 2008 - Thanks ....

Posted by onecrazymom

for voicing this - you are most certainly not alone in this! I let the littlest things throw our school off track. I am always looking to the future saying when we get to this point or to that point we will do better. God is showing me that, as always, the problem is not external and so looking ahead to something external is not the answer. The problem lies within me and that's where the change needs to take place. I am trusting in Him to change me.
I am so glad you shared this - it helps to know I am not alone in the struggle to perservere when I get bored with what we are doing.

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