... reaching for the Son

I use to believe in a God who smiled occasionally, when I did something that made Him happy. Now I know a God who beams over me day and night, every second of my existence.






Thursday, April 22, 2010

Inner healing Part 1

So I was homeschooled right? So I am of the first generation of guinea pigs. I am the first born and so I am a double guinea pig. All you first borns know what I'm talking about. As I said before I loved being home schooled and wouldn't change it for anything. But... being homeschooled has dealt it's blows. I am just now coming to a place in life were I KNOW that I KNOW that I am free in Christ.

When I use to hear people say we are free in Christ my mind use to go strait to "well yeah but....we have to still do this or that or He won't really be pleased with us..." I finding that to be FALSE!!!!!!!!!!!! Now hear me out... Our Lord approves of us fully if we are in Christ. Under His blood we are completely approved of. If we could not earn His approval before while we were sinner what makes us think we could earn any more now????? BUT!! (my homeschooler mind use to say) God really isn't pleased with us if we don't wear skirts all the time. BUT...God wouldn't approve if we sent our kids to public school. BUT...God doesn't like it when we date and don't court. BUT... God would be disappointed in us if didn't go to a family integrated church. BUT... many more things.... and many more "BUTS" I am coming to see in many areas in life we have become just like the Pharisees. We have held our rules above His. Jesus said so clearly, the greatest commandment is to LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart all you soul and with all your mind. And if we love Him we will keep HIS commandment (not ours) His commandments are to FIRST and FOR MOST love Him then all the other commandments will come out of us FIRST LOVING HIM... what are the commandments that are top on the list? Love others, take care of the widow and orphan, preach the gospel. If we are dressing a certain way, following certain traditions of men, if we have more teachings of "homeschool leaders" in our minds then the words of OUR GOD, then we are not truly living a Christian life and should question if we really truly know our Savior. Under HIS blood we are totally and completely approved of and we can not change that!!! Hard stuff I know but I have a news flash for all of us "WE ARE THE GROWN UPS NOW" The way our parents raised us needs to be brought in to question and see if it lines up ALL THE WAY with Scripture. If not we need to make some changes, while being careful to not throw the baby out with the bath water.

Those are my thought for now, more will follow.

1 comment:

Chelsea Rae said...

This is amazing! I'm so glad that you're sharing this wisdom with the world. Next on your list... write a book for the post homescholed life! I love you and was so encouraged by this!