Focused Prayer Archive
Week 4 Review
My goal this week was to ask God to direct my desires towards His will for me and my son. This week I didn’t pray every day about homeschooling. My prayers have been more filled with gratitude. Since it was Christmas this past week my focus has been on God sending his only son, Jesus, to
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Do Not Be Afraid
I’m struck by the consistency with which the angels tell us to not be afraid. Even my son has picked up on this and whenever we get to a story in the Bible where an angel appears he says “Do not be afraid”. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I
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Trusting God With the Details
Lately when I try to pray about homeschooling my mind almost immediately begins to question how I can do it. What will I do about work? How will I manage our schedule? What curriculum should we use for math? Yes, I’ve actually thought about that last question. Sigh. Today the Holy Spirit convicted me that
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Week 3 Review
My goal this week was to pray specifically about my reasons for wanting to homeschool. I’ve been praying about these reasons and doing a bit of Scripture study to see what God’s word says about them. These are the 4 reasons I want to homeschool and my thoughts after this week of prayer and study.
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Wanting What Is Best
I’ve been praying and thinking about my reasons for wanting to homeschool. I realized they all come down to loving my son and wanting what’s best for him. Of course most, if not all, parents love their children and want what’s best for them. And most do the best they can to give their children
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Week 2 Review
This second week my goal was to pray from Scripture rather than relying on my own words. I want to make sure I’m focused on God’s word as I bring my desire to homeschool before Him. I didn’t spend as much time in prayer and Scripture as I planned. Twice I did spend some time
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Top 4 Reasons for Wanting to Homeschool
I’m writing this list mainly to clarify my own thinking about homeschool. I’m hoping this will help me identify the root of my desire so that I can focus my prayers even more and be open to whatever God has planned for us. A love of learning. As a normal toddler my son loves to
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The Wonder of Waiting
On Sunday, this second week of Advent, our paster preached about the story of Zechariah in Luke 1. He and his wife Elizabeth longed for a child but did not have any because Elizabeth was barren. Then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah and told him they would have a son and would name
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Week 1 Review
This first week I’ve prayed each day about homeschooling my son, telling God about my desires and praying that God would change my heart if it was not his will for us. At this point my desire to homeschool has not changed. In fact, I think I feel even more strongly about it. My son
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Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands
My son and I read the story of Abraham and Sarah this morning as part of Advent. Perhaps because I share Sarah’s name I’ve thought about her life quite a bit. Sarah is someone I can relate to. Sarah (still named Sarai at the time) desired a baby and after waiting many long years she
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