More Thoughts From Teach Them Diligently

 

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In reading through my notes from the Teach Them Diligently Convention, I am reminded of the little nuggets that were shared. I thought I’d just share them randomly here.

More Thoughts From Teach Them Diligently:

“Remember the goal.
Expect opposition.
Let go of legalism- don’t add to God’s Word, don’t become a Pharisee.
Discipleship begins at home. This is why there is such a battle for education. It impacts future generations. It is never neutral. Surround yourself with those who encourage you.
Children will take their memories of you with them out into the world. 
The responsibility for raising your children is YOURS.
This is not about me. It’s about the Lord showing His strength in my weakness.”

– Heidi St. John

“If being a Mom takes precedence over being a wife, you’re out balance. You’ll make decisions based on the children, not your husband.
Evaluate activities in light of your mission (why are you doing this?!)
You’re too busy if you’re getting it all done, but it’s done in a mediocre way.
Listen to what your body is telling you- not the children, the co-op, the field trips, etc
If you’re a vessel and He fills you up, you can then fill others.”

– Shirley Solis

“We are inherently selfish. God doesn’t want us to remain selfish, first we marry and it’s now not all about you. Then we have children to further teach us this lesson.
Don’t live a Boxianity life- a life where all facets of it are in different boxes. (family, finances, entertainment, education, etc). Instead, live live as a Pie- all facets of life are inter-connected.
Our children grow up to be like us.
You have to know it before you can teach it.”

– Israel Wayne

“Choose your attitude.
Chuck your list.
Change one thing.
Charge ahead.
You can’t always choose your circumstances, but you can choose your attitude. 
You don’t have to say yes to everything. When you say yes to one thing, you always say no to something else. 
Don’t obligate yourself to someone else’s calling. 
Success is not owned. It’s rented and the rent is due everyday.”

– Crystal Paine

“Respect is a man’s love language.
Sons need their Mamas respect just as a husband needs his wife’s respect.
How much is your telling your son what to do a part of your daily talks with your son? Move over and let God.
If you know that you have loved as Jesus loved, you have no fear.
God’s love gives with NO expectations.
You don’t have to do something to get God’s love. It’s His PRIVILEGE to give it to you. 
EVERY relationship is an opportunity to love.
We have a heart of idolatry- using things or people for myself. The value of a person isn’t what you can get from them.
The value of a person is that they give you an opportunity to love as you have been loved by Jesus- to give without expectations.
The more “useless” a person is to you is actually the more “valuable” they are to you. They give you an opportunity to know Jesus and love like He does.
Idolatry is: looking to someone (husband, child, etc) or something (a possession) or some idea (romance) to supply what only God can supply.
We don’t realize that we have expectations until they don’t do what we expect.
We manipulate by getting angry. We are waiting for them to ask what is wrong so that they can fix it for us- and give us what we want. We give others the power to make us miserable by expecting something (or getting what you don’t want) repeatedly. You being miserable is a result of this type of idolatry.”

– Norm Wakefield

It would be impossible to share all that I learned from this convention. If you are within traveling distance to Omaha, get there today for this convention! You can still register at the door. You WILL be blessed, I am positive of this!