This. And there has to be time in a day to be able to do this. Public school children are so often frentically over-scheduled that there is no opportunity to listen to the small still voice.
We did homeschool our three. The youngest will graduate this May, and for her, especially, I am so glad we did. She has such a great heart for God- she prays every day for the persecuted church, reads the Bible daily, and has a very deep wisdom and compassion, far beyond her years. Her friends all come to her for prayer and advice. Her example has made all of us better people.
We did not put that connection there- God did- but we did facilitate the time and the space which it needed to emerge. It was worth every sacrifice that we made.
Wonderful testimony. And very true.
I can remember occasions in my teens where God tried to talk to me, but I was feeling like Charlie Brown when a line drive got hit back to the mound. I was in a perpetual state of confusion. I spent my 20s sorting things out. I had a lot of time on my hands since my parents died at an early age. I see it as a grace now, although it was a very painful process.
I didn't want my kids to have to go through that. And of course I wanted them to learn their faith.