Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Smith:
I’m sure that many of our listeners could testify to God’s goodness through prayer. Elizabeth, can you share briefly a story from your own life about how God has used prayer?

Elizabeth Smith:
Well there are so many, it is hard to choose! But I’ll just mention one or two. I prayed for curriculum advice from God. I took in all the council and good advice that I could find from support groups and others, but ultimately I did seek the Lord and ask Him to lead me to the things He wanted me to use.

One of the other things I’ll have to admit today is that I am not a morning person. And so in the morning I would wake up, often early, and I would open my eyes and I would say in my mind, “I just don’t feel like homeschooling today!” So I would ask God to give me zeal; I would ask Him to give me mercy, and I would ask Him to give me grace for that day. That was very special.

And of course, I prayed often for my children. It was a joy to pray for their needs, their cares, their concerns, and even healing. We were fortunate and blessed to have low medical bills during those homeschool years, and I believe it’s really because of all of the prayer that we had.

Mike:
Elizabeth, thank you for sharing your story with our listeners today. I am sure they will be encouraged by your words. And until next time, I’m Mike Smith.