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Hey there! Thanks for checking out my page. I am a homeschooling mama of 4 boys. My oldest will be entering 6th grade, my next is entering 4th, my middle youngest is entering Kindergarten and my last son is entering potty training.

I’ll keep my writing post short as most people rather jump to the actual resources. I will be sharing some of my advice and resources I have found useful through my years of homeschooling on my page, as well of some resources I’ve created myself or put together. I created a homeschooling planner to meet our family’s needs as well as putting some of my favorite resources for PreK and Kindergarten.

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There is a lot of great resources out there. Between Teachers pay teachers, canva, Etsy, and googling free printable for preK and Kindergarten, it can be awesome and overwhelming.

I have learned that doing less worksheets at the younger ages will actually achieve more. I put a few different styles on here in hopes you choose the best one or two fits for your little learner, but unless your child is asking for more worksheets, I encourage you to spend more time counting their toys with them, showing them the colors of things thru books and everyday life, and spending a little time with a letter for an entire week before moving onto a new letter. The sound that the letter makes may or may not come to your little learners easily so don’t stress it, usually by the age of 7 years old your child will begin to learn to identify the alphebet letters and it’s sounds fairly well.

Spend lots of time engaging with your little and read aloud to them. Spend more time teaching them and having them as your helper then sitting at a desk doing work sheets.

These Work sheets are just a few I have found helpful. When they are in PreK and only 4 years old or a young 5, then I personally have them trace the Large Font of ONE Letter and/or ONE Number a day every day for one week. Talking about the same number and letter every day of that week and pointing it out in books I read aloud to the child. We spend time going over the sound of the Letter and the names of that Letter and Number. We spend our time saying this apple starts with our Letter A that says ă ă ă. Then we do a color that week. Red, our color is Red. I may introduce a shape that week as well. (Keeping it very simple shapes) Triangle, Circle, Square, Star, and Retangle.

LA/Reading:

For teaching Kindergarten I have found that All About Reading is the way to go for Language Arts up until the 4th Level is completed. You don’t need busy work for your littles, you just need to teach them how to read. I haven’t tried all about spelling yet but I’ve read that it’s good to introduce after you’ve completed the AAR level 2. I honestly over complicated my children’s education where we used AAR for reading, another curriculum for LA and another for spelling on top of writing. After I completed AAR level 4 with two of my children I learned that it was majorly overkill what I did and no wonder my boys hated school lol. I was informed by a private school covering that I use that simply using AAR alone was enough to be counted as Reading and LA and spelling up to the point of after level 2. Then they encouraged me to go thru the spelling on AAS so and that it didn’t need to be done every single day (like I was doing with ALL of our subjects!!) Now my plan is to do AAR with my two younger ones and once they complete level 2 I will slowly introduce AAS. And that IS their language arts program!!!

HANDWRITING:

I enjoy using the Good and the Beautiful handwriting books up until 4th grade. After 4th grade I feel that my children have learned handwriting well enough to stop doing it as a subject since their other subjects begin to require more hand written assignments. My goal is for my children to be able to read cursive to some extent and write in it to some extent. TGTB Handwriting curriculm introduces cursive in the 3rd level and more in the 4th level, which I find is enough for my children.

MATH

I have found and committed to using the Good and Beautiful Math. We have used K – 5th so far and love it. However, midway thru 5th we have broken lessons up and even crossed out some problems as it just was taking us wayyyy too long with my ADHD son.

SCIENCE

Honestly, I’ve bounced around a lot with science curriculums. In my opinion reading topics on science in books with pictures is the most fun for elementary. However, I was set on having a curriculum, so some I have used is TGTB, BJUPress, Abeka (2nd grade and younger), and homeschool journey academy (this is really my favorite as it has a faith based video teaching) with textbooks/consumable printables available too.

HISTORY

I can’t say that I have found a history that I truly love for elementary. I would say out of all that I’ve tried (and I’ve looked into many and tried all good share) I like Not Grass Star Spangled Banner for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. I have learned that history before 3rd grade is pointless. Social Studies/Geography is better for teaching communities and cultures etc. Which honestly good library books can introduce that thru fun picture stories. I remember introducing president’s to my boys before 3rd grade and they didn’t retain anything. 🙈 So I have found doing a simple style of history and keeping it easier levels keeps them more engaged. I would say 5th grade and up I have enjoyed using Drive Thru History Adventures. (You can go online and order the dvds on amazon or purchase the streaming versions with the homeschool printable worksheets on the actual website.) I don’t personally use the work sheets as I don’t think it’s necessary until high-school. But that’s my personal opinion in which you may find a different one for your own families needs.

I do like masterbooks geography course and how they have little passport books which is cute. Yet again, as someone who seems to over do it, I thought at the time they needed MORE. Now looking back, I see I added way to much on them and will be more relaxed on the younger two entering elementary years. And I’ve definitely made some changes for my older two moving forward.

If you’re new to homeschooling fear not, you will find what works for you and your children. It takes time learning the learning style of your children but also learning your teaching style. I have found I enjoy adding stuff to curriculums so I just need a simple base that teaches the important stuff like Math and Reading. As I end up doing a lot of extras and like to somewhat expand on things.

⚫️ For this coming year I have found we will be using this:

🔜6th Graderwill be using;

MATH; TGTB Math 6. Possibly carrying over from level 5 if we dont finish as planned.

LA/SPELLING; BJUPress LA 4 and Spelling 5 as thats where he is at in that particular curriculum but we have found the video teachers very helpful for him.

READING; He reads books he enjoys, right now he has been enjoying the Hardy Boys Series. Occasionally writes a book report on them and often narrates what he just read back to me for showing me comprehension.

HISTORY: We will be watching it once a week, Drive thru History Acient Civilations. Then will likely do a fun project based on what he is learning.

SCIENCE; We may do some TGTB units or even do some generation genius science experiements. I haven’t decided but already own a lot of science curriculums so will likely just pull from my curriculms I have. I may even do fun printables from the acient civilations /Geography/cultures and incorporate some science from those areas. We shall see. We will do this 2x a week. I ALSO, bought the Elementary Science Biology from Homeschool Journey Academy so I may use that or wait and use it for my younger two. He may even do a combination of science with his 4th grader brother.

HEALTH; Sexual Repoduction from the Good and the Beautiful Curriculum. (Once a week).

SOME YEARS WE’VE DONE SCIENCE ONE SEMESTER AND HISTORY ONE SEMESTER.

This year we are trying to stick to our 4 day textbook school week. With doing LA, Spelling, Reading and Math every day. And doing history/science/health once a day (science 2x a week, the others once a week). Still keeping only 5 subjects a day.

We read the Bible and I will start logging it with my homeschooling umbrella school I’m under but I won’t call it school for my kids as I don’t want them to resent the bible as they often do resent school.

⚫️ My 4th grader wants to try all his subjects with BJUpress this time around with the video teacher (except hand writing) so we shall see how he likes that lol.

MOLD ME LORD!

‭Jeremiah 18:3-10 NLT‬
[3] So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. [4] But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. [5] Then the Lord gave me this message: [6] “O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.

– My heart’s desire is that the Lord strips away the parts of me that are my flesh, (my desires of sinful nature) and mold me into the person he desires me to become. This is what surrenderence looks like. Submitting our lives over to the kneeding of our Maker. Where we say, “Here I am Lord, do with me as you may!” Then he forms us as he see’s fits. For he knows the true motives of our hearts!!! –

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[7] If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, [8] but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. [9] And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, [10] but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.

– The Lord is looking for humble, submissive, and obedient children. He wants us to be strong IN him, he wants us to ABIDE IN HIM. He wants us to succeed THRU Him! He wants to build HIS kingdom thru US. He wants to have willing and usuable vessles! He doesn’t want us telling HIM what HE should do. He wants us to take HIS WORDS and DECLARE it! We do have authority, but it’s only BY HIS SPIRIT and THRU HIS NAME Jesus! We have a job to do and it’s to examine our hearts and keep it pure! Be the PURE BRIDE of Christ with our oil lanterns FULL.

‭Jeremiah 17:9-10 NLT‬
[9] “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? [10] But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”

– He knows whether what we do on the outside relfects our motives of our hearts or whether it is out of a place of selfish ambition. LORD, I ask that you strip away all selfishness in me and use me to carry out your plan, will, and ways!!!

We are the church, so why go to church?

‭‭1 Corinthians 12:14 WEBUS‬‬
[14] For the body is not one member, but many.

People love to say “we are the church” and yes we are, but we are not meant to be alone. For the body of Christ is not one singular person but many members! We were given these gifts to HELP each other (1Corinthians 12:7) so if we wander off, thinking we are fine being alone and “being the church” we are in error! Everything in scripture talks about iron sharpening iron, if one falls the other helps them up, 3 cored strand is not easily broken. To not forsake the gathering of the saints!

STOP TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CHURCH! THAT IS THE BRIDE OF CHRIST! YOU WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE!

Get the log out of your own eye before trying to get a speck out of someone else’s.

Making generic statements about “the church” is NOT edifying the body! We have power of life and death in our tongue! We need to speak to edify the body not belittle it!

I am guilty of this!

Lord I repent! Forgive me for the idle words I have spoken about your bride! Help me to remember to PRAY and intercede for our local bodies rather then walk in pride & with a critical spirit!!

Instead of being frustrated with how the church is, as a whole, find one that has most of the same beliefs as you and see how your passion for the move of God may stir the passion in others as well!

Acts 27

Paul was being transported as a prisoner even though he was about to be set free.

Paul warns of bad weather, (hurricane season) to stop sailing but the crew didn’t listen to him.
He warned them of there being possible

1. Shipwreck

2. Losing of Cargo
3. Losing of lives

They set sail anyways ignoring his warning. Remember he was just “a prisoner”.

An angel appeared to him letting him know that no lives will be lost in this storm but the boat and cargo will be lost. The angel also told him that they’ll shipwreck on an island.

Acts 27:29

Points out that the crew was “Afraid so they tried to abandon ship” even though God promised safety to them.

Point #1. When things look SCARY but the Lord gave you a promise, don’t look to the circumstances but hold tight to the promise, be obedient even if afraid.

The sailors were going to abandon ship and get on the lifeboat that was much smaller, thinking it was a better option.

Point #2. When things in life/circumstances look scary, don’t settle for something that “looks” like the only option to safety, stand on God’s promise, because that “lifeboat” (safe option) may infact be the very boat that takes out your life.

Paul told them not to go on it, that they will surely die. They needed to ride out the storm in the ship that God promised them safety in.

When it was the right time, they were instructed to JUMP out of the boat and swim to safety, leaving everything behind in the crashing waves as the ship sank.

Point #3
There IS a time to take that leap of Faith in our obedience, and when we do, it will look scary. But in God’s perfect timing, we are to take that leap, but then we have work to do, we have to SWIM. We aren’t to jump in and sink or float. We are to swim to the island, swim to the land of safety that the Lord promised us.

As I read this chapter the Lord really highlighted these things to me.

1. Stand on God’s Promises – despite circumstances.
2. Don’t settle for what looks safe or comfortable. The enemy is a deceiver!
3. There is a time to act, and in that perfect timing we are to be quick to listen and obey the Lord’s leading, and work hard. We will reap the safety – blessing of it.

This is such a strong example that faith isn’t believing nothing bad will happen to you. It’s believing that we serve a God who is loving and cares for us. Who will protect us through trials and even if we have to go through the trials we will not be alone. This was my belief during the beginning of covid outbreak back in 2020. I believed that no weapon formed against our household would prosper. I believed that we wouldn’t get covid. But I also said, but even if we did, I believe the Lord will see us through it. I had such strong faith during that season. That year. Is every year and season such a strong level of faith in my big God? Not necessarily. I too struggle with fear at times, but one thing I know is that my heavenly Father is a good and loving one. He is with me no matter what I face. There was other circumstances in the past that I prayed for, believed for, and had faith for, but in my prayer I would tell the Lord even if he doesn’t change the circumstances, even if things didn’t go my way, I would still serve him. I would never blame him. I pray for his will to be done and not mine. I would declare his word over the situation. I would speak life. Faith is more then just never speaking negatively, it’s believing in the one true God and trusting your life into his hands, no matter what the outcome is!

Daniel 3:16‭-‬18 NLT says,

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”

Child birth and recovery can look different for every mother and it can be different with every birth. Here is my recent experience with baby boy #4 that I don’t remember experiencing with my others.

Baby blues. I’ve heard of post Parfums depression before, I even experienced it to some degree with my first child. But I never heard of baby blues until the hospital with my 4th son. They briefly mentioned it and gave me a booklet with info to take home. I actually read this very helpful post child birth care book (more like a large panflit) and it was extremely informative. What is baby blues? Well apparently it differs from ppd with the timing of it. It often sets in on the 3rd or 4th day (4th day for me once I got home from the hospital) where all of a sudden I started experiencing weepiness. Like not a tearful moment but boohoo weeping for what felt like no reason at all. It also shouldn’t last more then a week of two. It’s your hormones adjusting. I loved my baby, I loved my other children. I wasn’t even overwhelmed. I just would have sudden moments of weepiness and sadness come over me. I wasn’t alone but I felt lonely. It didn’t help that I am also a physical touch person and well my husband was trying to give me space to heal but what I really needed was extra touch, hugs, affection. Mind you I had my 4th csection so my husband was trying to be respectful to my recovery and not be too much to me. I didn’t communicate I was going thru this for 2 days. So now im 6 days post birth, and 2 days of weepiness. I told my husband I needed more affection and I was all over the place with emotions. He listened and tried to help. But it wasn’t til I told him how much I was crying and was real about how sad I was. He then encouraged me and prayed with me. He started to increase my hugs (so needed for me) and be more intentional with checking how I was doing and not being left alone so much. I understand how hard it is for husband’s who aren’t experiencing physical healing to their bodies to just stay home and help out with the kids and just “be there” but husband’s, that’s so necessary to your wife’s healing. Emotionally and physically. Its not the time to do big home projects or be doing outdoor chores. It’s the time to sit on the couch with your wife and talk to her, hold her, hold the baby, tend to the hungry, thirsty, and messy older siblings. It’s the time to see a mess and clean it up so mom doesn’t have to look at what she can’t clean up herself because she is healing. It’s the time to just be there for your family. Even if you’re bored scrolling on your phone or watching TV. It’s the time to change the diaper of the toddler without your wife having to ask you. It’s not the time to make a bunch of commitments to events and other people. It’s the time to simply “be there”. Your wife may say she is fine, and she may be fine, but she will be great if she knows you’re choosing to set aside your agenda and plans to just be there for her and your family. Show her that you care. If you can set aside time to minister to a friend in the middle of your work day, you can set aside time to take her to her and babies Dr. Appointments.

If you know me, you know that I homeschool our children. We are blessed to be having our 4th boy in the end of July 2022!

With boys comes all things boyish, and dinosaurs are one of those things that fascinate them! I do a variety of homeschool curriculum per child, as I find one curriculum doesn’t seem to serve every child nor does it serve every subject to every child well. We do need to mix it up every now and again and we decided to use Gatherround Curriculum by Rebecca Spooner. We are using the Dinosaur unit. After looking at it, I feel as though there is a lot of good in it, I don’t personally feel that it is enough to be the curriculum as a whole. In order to meet where my children are at. So we decided to do it on our “fun fridays” as our schooling and we add reading (all about reading) and math (the good and the beautiful). This is what I’m doing for my second grader. My kindergartener isn’t as into that style of learning as he instead loves doing abeka and coloring (where as my oldest son didn’t like to color at that age nor did he enjoy abeka!) So we are doing the fun aspects of the dinosaur unit for him. It’s important to remember that every child is different. They learn differently and they enjoy doing things differently. My oldest loved and currently loves free hand drawing, cutting, and only coloring his creations. My second son loves coloring already drawn pictures, and trying to get him to try to draw is like pulling teeth. He doesn’t enjoy cutting. And he rather sit and have me read to him and him to I.

Anyways, all that said to say here is lesson 1, day 1 of our dinosaur unit study from Gatherround.

It was a good day but honestly I found it more work and exhausting doing school this way! Lol

 

    The Lord wants to give you a responsive heart. He is cutting away the dead and bringing to life things in you that he put in you that has been long hidden away by the dead things that no longer are sustaining you. Allow and trust him in this process.

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. Ezekiel 36:26 NLT

As I was worshipping Jesus the other night, the Lord graciously reminded me of a word that he spoke to me 3 years prior. “God does not just mend the broken hearted but he gives us a new heart.” I heard him speaking to my spirit the words “scars and scabs”, you see everyone has them. Whether it be physical scars or emotional scars. We all have them.

When I reflect on my past, it’s like reopening old wounds by picking at a scab. It feels as though I’m reopening all the pain and hurt from before. The Holy spirit spoke to me, “NO MARY. I don’t leave scabs or scars. I heal, as in made completely new.” He throws the old completely out. He makes us a new creation in Christ Jesus. The only reason we have scars is because on earth we allow ourselves to have them by never surrendering it all to him and no longer thinking on it. A scar differs from a scab in that once healed, it no longer causes pain.

 

Where as a scab remains in pain. A scab is still in the process of healing and can be easily hurt or reopened with pressure. Once fully healed, a scar serves as a reminder of past events without causing any pain. It leaves a mark. When we go through life and have pain, physical or emotional pain, we go through a healing process. The duration of this healing process can vary significantly, depending on the depth of the wound. The good news is, there’s a way to experience accelerated healing without any scabs or scars. A healing that allows you to move forward without constant reminders of the past. There is a solution. There is an answer, His name is Jesus Christ.

You don’t have to revisit the old pain or the person you used to be. You can leave behind those reminders of your past pain and move forward. You can live in total and complete freedom in Jesus! One moment in God’s presence can make you whole and healed. He will transform you from the inside out. Don’t waste any more time, and let the transformation happen within you through His precious healing touch. Embrace the new heart you’re being given. You’re no longer defined by being broken, wounded, or scared; you’re made new. That is what the bible speaks of when it says to be born again!

[5] Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. [6] Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. [7] So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ John 3:5-7 NLT

In Christ Jesus you can be BORN AGAIN & SPIRIT FILLED! Receive the Holy Spirit, repent of your sins. Ask Jesus to fill you with his Spirit. Believe in Him that he died and rose again 3 days later to bare our sins. He did this so we can live freely for Him. We get to dedicated our lives to him and serve him as our Lord and Master. In doing this, we are given a new heart, His Spirit, and our sins are forgiven. We are reborn, born Again!

 

“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity. But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
Luke 8:11‭-‬15 NKJV

Jesus is telling us how some people are “Christ followers” or “Christians”, when asked if they know Jesus they’ll answer yes. However, in these verses the Lord is telling us and showing us how some will receive him in which it will take deep root and grow. Without the growth of the harvest, to my understanding, it sounds to me as they are not even followers of Jesus. The bible refers to us believers being known by our fruit, however if we never fully mature to grow fruit (bare it) then are we not actually a Christ follower?

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Matthew 7:16-18 NKJV

➡️Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.⬅️
Matthew 7:19-20 NKJV

By these scriptures it sounds to me, that in a believers life, there should be growth. If there is no growth and no harvest, that they will be “cut down”. Just as in pruning dead branches off of a tree, to keep the health of the tree well and growing. These scriptures talk about the entire tree being bad though, not just pruning branches! So if we aren’t growing in our faith walk, we could be cut off. This is super eye opening and what an awakening!!!

To be a Christ follower requires action. You see you must follower Jesus, that means there is movement. So if you’re dead your not moving or growing.

And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Luke 8:4‭-‬8 NKJV

These are really important scriptures to study and pray about. Allow God to prune away any dead branches in your heart so that your heart can revived and awakened to follow Jesus whole heartedly once again! We don’t want to be cut off from the Father for our lack of discipleship and faithfulness.

This isn’t to say that all immature believers won’t inherit the kingdom of God, because we all start from being a baby and drinking milk. However, as in a healthy baby, there is growth and development. When a baby isn’t healthy there isn’t growth or development. So it’s totally ok to start off as a undeveloped believer because it takes time to develop. However there should be some development over time.

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Hebrews 5:12‭-‬14 NKJV

Dear brothers and sisters, when I was with you I couldn’t talk to you as I would to spiritual people. I had to talk as though you belonged to this world or as though you were infants in Christ. I had to feed you with milk, not with solid food, because you weren’t ready for anything stronger. And you still aren’t ready, for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world? When one of you says, “I am a follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the world?
1 Corinthians 3:1‭-‬4 NLT

You decide for yourself after studying the Word. To me, with my understanding, if you aren’t actively pursuing Jesus then you aren’t a follower of him. It’s that simple.

Jesus speaking

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”
Matthew 7:21 NKJV

“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?”
Luke 6:46 NKJV

Jesus is addressing those who call Him Lord but don’t actually make him their Lord. He is addressing those who call on his name but don’t actually love him by following his teachings.

He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
John 14:21 NKJV

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22

He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
John 14:24 NKJV

The word can’t be more straight forward then that.

If you say you love Jesus but your life doesn’t show that you’re following in his ways, you haven’t really made him Lord of your life. Sure, maybe a friend of yours, that you sometimes think about and sometimes check in on. You may even ask a favor from him  from time to time. But if you haven’t surrendered your entire being to him, if you haven’t given him your all which includes your actions, then he isn’t truly your Lord. He is your friend. However, Jesus came to be so much more then just your friend that you occasionally have a chat with. He came to be your reason for breathing. Your reason for waking up in the morning. The hard reality is, if we don’t follow him and how he lived, and lives, (through his Spirit and word) then we don’t actually love him. We like the idea of him. There is a difference of tending to a marriage day in and day out, and then just enjoying the idea of marriage. You like the idea of having someone to love, and cuddle whenever you want to, someone to lean on when you’re struggling with something, but when you have a disagreement, and things get hard, you no longer want to submit to his authority. You no longer want to seek his counsel. Your opinion overrides what you know you ought to do. You allow your feelings to dictate your choices rather then his words.

I don’t know why I’m sharing this other then the simple fact of me having this revelation as I read his word this morning. Jesus is supposed to be our spouse. The bible calls him the bridegroom to the church. What that means is that we are his bride. We are to marry Jesus. If he is our spouse,  we are to spend time with him everyday, let him know he is loved by us. Just as investing into a real life marriage it takes time (even years!) Before we see a change. Things may even feel a little dull and you don’t want to, but you keep seeking his attention while giving him yours. You never stop working it out and working together. Just like in marriage, you keep on working at it. What you receive in the next season is a result in what you sow into this season.

What will you be harvesting next season?

Is Jesus just a friend? Or is he your lover and Lord?

If he is infact in the friend zone and you haven’t made him Lord over your Life, it’s not too late. Repent of your sins, turn to him, and chase after everything that he says and who he is. I promise you that you do not have to have everything perfect or be totally cleaned up. Just run after him, the more you seek him, the more you will find him. He will help clean you up along the journey.

It’s time to cling to Jesus as you should your spouse. If you are no longer married, or never been, then it should be even easier to give your everything to Jesus. It’s time to get intimate with Jesus again by seeking his attention and giving him yours.