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Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way (the path) of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree that is planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Psalm 1:1-3
Our kids are healthy, vibrant, beautiful kids; though none of them are rocket scientists. They all have valuable qualities in them waiting to be useful to society… realistically, we don’t NEED that many rocket scientists (ironically enough, our current pastor IS REALLY a rocket scientist.. LOL)!! We need some Thomas Edison’s today; some creative thinkers, some discoverers, some adventurers! We need diesel mechanics (especially here in south Florida!), and alligator trappers (again, especially useful where we live) we need store managers and people who mow lawns and drive big trucks and operate heavy equipment… people who put up fences and fix our septic tank when it leaks, welders, ranchers (grass fed meat is in demand!), truckers, and women content to stay home and raise up their children; wash, clean and cook! You can no more say everyone needs to go to college than you can say every 8 year old should be on the same level emotionally, academically and/or physically. Thank God He made us all different! The flesh tends to find those differences and focus on the negative aspects of them; God’s Spirit produces a spotlight on the positive!
I asked my horse lover son (who tends to be a bit opinionated).. what if every horse in the world was the same? What if they all looked and acted exactly the same? Had the same appearance, attributes, abilities and weaknesses. What if they all ran the same speed and jumped the same height, had the same schedule, ate the same feed and needed the exact same care? How excruciatingly BORING that would be! There’d likely be a lot less horse owners, they’d likely be right next to cows, a source of meat, right?! We have to learn that people are different, our kids are all different! Even my four, who have the same mom and the same dad, the same lineage, are completely and totally DIFFERENT! We have to learn to bring out those good and useful qualities in our kids and help them recognize the not so good ones that they’ll need to work on (not hand them a pill for it!). They need to know where the real source of life and help is found! In JESUS, our savior, not in higher education, a big bank account, a good stock market; not in people’s opinion or acceptance of them. A person who is truly serving God could make a living on a rock pile! What ever happened to the idea that a man could work his way up? My husband started when he was 16 bagging groceries and chasing carts.. in a few years he was stock manager and was offered a higher position in management but chose another field. In fact, he started as a truck driver at the company he works for now and is now managing the south Florida office! What I want to be pronounced to my kids is that IF you’ll serve the Lord—He will make a way for you PERIOD. He will pave a highway through the wilderness, put rivers in the desert. If you won’t, then NOTHING you do in life will prosper. You can have a degree, a big house, big bank account, beautiful wife, story book (rocket scientist) kids and STILL be a miserable and unhappy person.
So, that’s it in a nutshell—my philosophy of education.. and for life really. Will you choose a blessing or a curse? I wrapped up two beautiful gifts one morning for our devotion time on a learning day (really everyday is a learning day in this house). I wrote on one “BLESSING” and on the other “CURSE”. I sat them on the shelf for the kids to look at while I read some scriptures.. then I asked them, what will you choose? So many people, the majority of the people, wake up everyday and choose the curse for their lives and their family’s. We are born under the curse and so we must make a conscience choice to CHOOSE the blessing. When we live any old way we want to, when we are led about by our feelings, emotions and opinions, we just revert right back to our old original settings; thus, THE CURSE. We must make the choice DAILY to have the blessing, make the choice for humility and obedience to God’s word & ways rather than our feelings, calculations and deductions. Choose his ways, submit ourselves to His authority that we may be partakers of His good and precious promises. Be an asset to God’s kingdom and people, not a liability.
CHOOSE TO BE BLESSED!
If I Can Stop One Heart
_ If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain:
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help on fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain. _
—Emily Dickenson