I'm just gonna let this be what it is and let God speak to you whatever He wishes.
Without Faith
But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin. Romans 14:23
The writer of Hebrews reminds us that without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Whenever God reveals something, He expects us to believe Him and adjust our lives accordingly. What does this mean? It means we trust Him implicitly for all of our needs because He says He will provide (Philippians 4:19). It means we approach crises with the assurance that God will bring good from them (Romans 8:28). It means we overcome anxiety during stressful situations because God instructs us to bring our requests to Him (Philippians 4:6). It means that we never worry that we are alone because God said He would never leave us or forsake us(Dueteronomy 31:6). It means that despite what happens in our lives, we will never doubt God's love because He has told us that He loves us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3).
At times we try to justify our lack of faith! We know what God has promised, but we doubt that He will make a practical difference in our life. We are filled with anxiety and excuse ourselves by saying: "I am just a worrier!" We become bitter during a crises and reason that "God could not possibly bring anything good out of this pain!" We appeal for help from everyone around us when we a have a need; then we explain: "I know God can provide for my needs, but I think I should do everything I can, just in case." God calls this faithlessness. Faithlessness is sin. "But without faith it is impossible to please Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
From Experiencing God Day-by-Day by Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby pp.38
Say Goodbye to Tiny Faith...
You have read all of the scriptures about God's faithfulness, learned of His promises to help, and seen God take care of situations in the past. But this time is a different story. You prayed sincerely. You believe what you have asked for is God's will. You have been patient and searched your own heart. But nothing has happened.
What do you do when prayer doesn't seem to work? And, how do you answer all the questions and doubts that have risen in your heart and mind? The answer is unwavering faith - faith that hangs on through the toughest questions and the longest waits. Faith that surrenders your understanding to His matchless wisdom.
So let go of your tiny, little faith and replace it with great faith, unwavering faith, faith that expects miracles no matter how long the wait!
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23)
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Hey Bridget,
My advice is two fold:
first, we have gameboys as well, but we do not allow them in the house. They are for the car only, or to take into where ever we have to do errands. I am all about peace and quiet in the car, and that helps.
Second, we are at the library ALL the time. (usually once a week) And since we use a literature based history and science curriculum, the kids get two or three books for the topic they are studying and then one or two for pleasure reading.
I don't know what you use for a reading program, but in K and 1st we were using Abeka, and it all but squished my boys desire to read. One day, my son told me, do we have to read about going to Granmas house again??? That's when I knew I had to ditch their reading and find more boy friendly options.
Anyway, hope that helped. If you are interested in a lit based program check out beautiful feet books...I love their study guides, and most of the books you can find at your library.
Have a great day.
April
Oh yeah one more thing, don't you love the live feed box? If you go to your page and click at the bottom where it says "options" you can disable it from logging your own views of your page. Just FYI.
April
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