Focus for the Steps

“In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9

Fresh from the convention—renewed by speakers, encouraged by fellow home schoolers, inspired for next year—we find planning our course easy. That’s good.

God desires us to plan. God desires our excitement and hope for next year. God desires our renewal.

He just doesn’t want us to leave Him in the dust. So, He takes charge of our steps.

Sometimes, He may even cause our steps to stumble. He may keep the curriculum from being all we anticipated. He may complicate the scheduling. He may throw in a childish meltdown. Sometimes it might even be the actual children who melt down. He doesn’t do this to exasperate us, to cause us to doubt home schooling, or to thwart our efforts. He does this to remind us. To remind us that He determines the steps.

God wants us absolutely dependent on Him for every moment of our home schooling. He wants us to be guided by Him as we guide our children. He wants the course we plan to be focused on Him—not the daily assignments or the test scores. So, He directs the steps.

Be renewed. Be encouraged. Be inspired.

Also, be focused—on the One who will direct every step.

Tess Worrell writes and speaks to groups regarding issues of family life. She and husband, Mike Worrell, live in Madison, Indiana, where they are in their 14th year of home schooling. She would love to hear your insights. Comment here or email her at tess@YourFamilyMatterstous.com. If you are interested in bringing Tess to your home school or church group, learn more about her speaking at YourFamilyMatterstous.com.