The question arose while pondering this new quest of God's peace, "If I had the chance to go back would I choose differently......would I make the choice to home school? Would I choose to stay at home with my children and build my home?"I believe in my heart of hearts I choose the high road. I choose the path that Christ has laid out for me.
For me.....I miss that sometimes.
I get caught up in the thoughts that I'm doing this for them only, that they may know the Lord ( which is a major reason why I'm doing this but not that alone). That they may in turn choose the way of our Lord. Today as I began the book of Judges, I read how an entire generation arose that did not know the Lord. The very people who swore to keep the commandments that Moses brought to them from the Lord. The same people that were miraculously delivered.
Oh, how I began to cry out that the Lord might make this word a mirror to me. Show me, Father, the reflections of my heart.
Is my life exemplifying the Father in such a way that just 2 generations later my offspring will still proclaim the name of Jesus or is it just enough to save my children for now?
I wondered in the beginning how does this tie in with the aforementioned questions. Oh, but it is so inter-woven through every fiber. Praise God that He didn't desire to save Abraham for salvation sake for Abraham alone, but for the seed that was within Abraham. That I might be saved today and proclaiming HE is Lord to my family. How awesome is that! How dare I entertain the notion of anything less.
Yes, yes, a million times YES......I would choose this way. I would choose the high road. I want to know Him with all that is within me, even as I've been know. He is so good :)
"....another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel." Judges 2:10b
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