From My Heart to Yours
• Mar. 3, 2007 - Quotes from Homeschooling Digest
"If we truly follow our hearts, we will not gain the praise of men, rather, their curse. Jesus said it would be so. What are we doing? We deceive ourselves. We say, 'I'll obey God. I'll homeschool.' And then we hold up the secular yardstick to see if we're doing well. What motivates us to this contradiction is fear. In fear there is no peace."
"We are afraid that the world will challenge us. We are afraid to live for Heaven. It's radical--training for a kingdom nobody can see. But that's the purpose of instruction--to gain the fear of the Lord, to be made ready for His return, and to occupy effectually until He does. Does our schooling meet that criteria? "
"It is unthinkable for the generals of two opposing armies to train in the enemy's camp. A soldier doesn't stand inspection from rival forces. He is concerned with what his superiors expect, not with what his adversary thinks of him. How can we earn honors from the world and from God? We can't. Stop trying. . . ."
"The standard He would raise is us. Our lives, the lives of our children, yielded vessels, possessed by God, sanctified wholly, disciplined purely, illumined with truth--this is the measure and the mark to meet. How does the world compare? How can they ever hope to?"
"We have no need for the world's endorsement. They hold nothing that we honor. If there is any truth or knowledge, does it not belong to God? If it belongs to Him, then it belongs to us."
"Would you stretch the cord of comparison between yourself and the world? Would you grade yourself on the edge of society's slippery curve? The Spirit of God is saying, 'Just don't do it!'"
From "Measuring Success" by Jennifer Schrodetzki (in the "Over a Cup of Tea" column), The Home School Digest, pp 39-40. (No volume or date is listed on the pages) |
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