A good reminder

Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 09:57

This was my devotional for today.  It was a good reminder for me as I tend to beat my self up over and over about stuff, especially when it concerns my kids.  I thought I'd share incase you too are the type to beat yourself up over past failures.   God Bless You today and each day thereafter my friends!

Homeschooling parents can be their own worst critic. Because the "teacher" inside strives for truth and accuracy, most have a tendency to judge themselves too harshly. Whenever I failed to teach a lesson perfectly or didn't have an immediate answer to my children's questions, I felt like a failure. After all, wasn't a teacher expected to know everything about every subject and have all the answers right at their fingertips? Thinking back, I now laugh at my foolish, unrealistic expectations of myself during those first years of homeschooling. Surprisingly, the hardest lesson learned in our homeschooling family was learned by me-no one's perfect, so learn from your mistakes and move on.

As Christians, we also have a tendency to be too hard on ourselves. We should seek holiness in our daily lives and strive to crucify the flesh's desire to sin, but we must also realize a very important fact-only Christ is perfect and we are frail and but dust (Psalm 103:14). Since we inherit a sinful nature (Romans 3:23) and are susceptible to temptation, Christ knows us better than we know ourselves and challenges us to "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41). Although God knows how to "deliver the godly out of temptations" (2 Peter 2:9a), and provides a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13b), He also forgives us when we make mistakes and fail to listen to Him. As we come in repentance, Christ chooses not to deal with us according to our sins, but instead, His compassion removes our sin as far as the east is from the west (Psalm103:10-13).

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 10:36 - Link

Great word of encouragement. I beat myself up, usually a few times a day. And I also loved the "human beings not human doings". (I haven't stopped by here in a while- sorry!)
And thanks for your comment on my blog. Do you know, that dream was you???