As I homeschool the girls I often get slack on holding them accountable to study what they should. I usually would ask questions randomly to see how each girl was doing and just skip the tests. For several reasons I started to give Sarah written tests. At first her grades were awful and I felt they did not represent what she knew. That's when I told her that I would start hanging her tests on the wall. If it were just our family it may not have made any difference (though it should have) but our church meets in our home twice a week. The kids all play games at the same table where we do school. Since the day I hung her first test, her grades have gone steadily up and her studying is more effective. I'm not advocating embarrassing children, just holding them accountable to do what is required and what they are capable.
That brings me to adults, myself included. Why is it that we need man's approval to change our behavior when God is watching all the time? As we go through life we need to remember that every "test" we take may not be hung up for our friends and family to see, but God knows the results as well as the thoughts behind them.
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What a great idea! We have people in and out of our house often, including my daughter's friends...
What a sobering thought for me, as well. I remember being in a store one day and feeling like my kids were just NOT cooperating. I spoke to them very unkindly. Just then, we rounded a corner and came face-to-face with a homeschool acquaintance who had happened to recently visit our church. Unfortunately, it took THAT to make me evaluate my heart at that moment. Ouch.
Sadly, there have been times when I had to be confronted myself with a reality like that.
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