Sometimes homeschooling can feel overwhelming, like an impossible mountain. When you focus on the whole year, or the entirety of high school, feelings of inadequacy, fear, and overwhelm are quick to swoop in. Today, give yourself a little grace and try focusing on smaller, simpler tasks to achieve your goals. As Christians, we have the opportunity to have an ordinary homeschool . . . with an extraordinary God.
Jesus Changes Water to Wine
A Step-by-Step Guide to Changing Water to Wine:
Step 1: Fill jars with water.
Step 2. Draw some out.
Step 3: Take it to the master.
If the servants had focused on changing water into wine, they would have become overwhelmed. They might have been tempted to question and doubt, “How can we possibly change this water into wine?” Instead, they were simply asked to fill the jars. God was in control of the quality of the wine. They just had to do one simple thing at a time.
Jesus’s miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana is a metaphor that can be interpreted in many ways:
Jesus used humble water pots to accomplish His first miracle
- Jesus didn’t need ivory or gold jugs to do his work. He used simple earthen vessels to hold the water. He was able to do an extraordinary work with simple earth jugs and he can do the same in your homeschool.
Jesus as a provider
- The miracle can communicate that Jesus will ultimately be the provider of our needs and give us a higher quality of wine than we could ask for. When we run empty, we can trust him to refill us to overflowing.
Situations that don’t turn out as expected
- The absence of wine at the wedding can be a metaphor for situations where things don’t turn out as expected. Running out of wine was disastrous for this wedding party, but Jesus used it as an opportunity to show his glory and love for us. Even when we don’t see the results we might expect, he is producing fruit in us, and in our children that we can’t always see.
This week don’t focus on the large tasks. Focus on one subject at a time, one year at a time. Do your best, make sure school is challenging but not overwhelming, and give yourself grace each day. That can renew your joy and provide quality in your homeschool. One day you will have a well-educated, graduated student. For now, take it one step at a time.
