Press On

This Friday and Saturday we went to a homeschool conference called INCH (Information Network for Christian Homes). We went to a few workshops and also did some shopping for school curriculum, books.... etc.
I thought I would share a few things from a workshop by Sarah and Stephen Mally called Preparing Young People for Mighty Works. Most of these things do not only apply to young people but to all Christians!
~God is anxiously waiting to give us an assignment.
Whether this assignment is at home, church, in the neighborhood, or in Africa, God has has included each of us in His master plan.
~Seek God's kingdom first in your education.
This was originally for homeschoolers, but I think it kind of applies to everyone. The main reason we homeschool is because we want to learn more about the Lord and grow closer to Him.
Deuteronomy 6:7 ...And thou shall teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou risest up. We need to make sure that we are still centered around our main goal. I'm not saying that we shouldn't do academics, I'm just saying that we need to make God our priority in our schooling. Whatever anyone does, they should never let time with God or learning about the Lord get pushed aside to be done 'later'.
~Always be showing the love of Christ and ministering to others.
Some good ways to do this are: Going to nursing homes, prisons and hospitals, hospitality, home Bible studies, handing out tracts..... and of course there are tons more ways!
~ Be steady on the battlefield!
The victory will be ours! We are in a raging battle against Satan. The awesome thing is, we already know that we will come out the victors!!! But we need to press on while we are here on earth and win as many to Christ as possible.

That was kind of long.... sorry. There were so many more things that we learned and even more that were just great reminders. Thanks for reading!
PRESS ON TOWARD THE GOAL!!!!