4 Great Bible Verses for Homeschool Moms

You may be a homeschool mom and you may love reading devotions for homeschool moms online. And you may be wondering which verses can help you make a success of your calling.

In this article, I want to share with you some Bible verses that you can check out the next time you go online to do your daily devotional, which will help you to be more effective at your job, and which will help you to get the co-operation and respect of your pupils, as well as help you to remain focused on your job.

When the boys grew up, Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Genesis 25: 27).

This verse shows that there are two kinds of personalities: extroverts who are more outgoing, and introverts who are quiet and withdrawn. Esau was an extrovert whilst Jacob was an introvert. And psychologists agree with this categorization of personalities.

The way you relate to the introverts in your classroom must be different from the way you relate to the extroverts, if you want to win the trust and respect of your pupils.

Introverts are very imaginative and they live within themselves: they make good students but do not form relationships easily. Furthermore, their feelings are hurt very easily. So, avoid correcting the mistakes of your introvert pupil directly or else you will kill his confidence and he may not absorb what you teach him very well.

The best thing to do is to engage him in something such as a video game or a board game and then whilst he is enjoying himself, make him pause at some point and point out his mistakes to him. Alternatively, engage him in a conversation about a topic he loves and then point out his faults to him.

Extroverts, on the other hand, rarely suffer emotional upsets and their feelings are not hurt easily. They can take criticisms in front of others and so you should not be afraid to scold your extrovert pupils in front of the others. However, make a joke out of the bad thing he or she did to soften the blow and he will get the message and take appropriate steps to reform.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. (Colossians 4:6).

Some moms assert that when they speak graciously to their kids, it helps them to maintain good rapport and good communication with their kids.

And according to Dr. Cyril Josephs, a former general Practitioner in Stockwell Park, London, the more a mother nags in an attempt to exact obedience from a child, the more likely the child will disobey and rebel.

So, make a conscious effort to stay calm especially when the kids do things that irritate you so that you will not lose your cool. It will help you to reason with the child and the child will understand you better and is more likely to co-operate than when you shout at him or her.

A child is like a tortoise. If you speak graciously to him or her in a way that will make him or her feel that there is no malice behind what you are telling him or her, the child will open up and be more willing to be communicative. On the other hand, if you belittle him, he will withdraw under his “shell” and communication will stop.

Using words such as, “you are a naughty child,” “you are a very stubborn child,” you are wicked,” “why are you so rebellious?” and other phrases such as these will only make the child rebel.

However, using gracious language such as, “You are a good child. Don’t let me down,” “You can behave better than that,” “you don’t want to make me sad by your behavior, do you?” and “I love you. But if you want me to continue loving you, then behave,” are more likely to touch the child’s heart and make him behave: making the enforcement of control synonymous with love and affection will make the child feel secure and that will make him more willing to talk or ask questions to find out the proper behavior he must put up.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. (Proverbs 22:15).

Folly is woven into the fabric of the child when he is born and it is the rod—discipline— that will help to drive the folly from his heart so that he can receive guidance from you which will make him wise. Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible adds that it is rooted and riveted in him.

So, avoid being permissive, especially if the kids under your control are your own kids. Discuss the whole project with them and let them understand that there will be laws that they must abide by.

Additionally, help them to understand that they must see the homeschool as different from home life: child psychologists assert that children thrive better academically and they are able to relate better to those around them when there is structure and when there are schedules.

Then, with the whole class, come up with 10 laws. Let them know what will be done to anyone who flouts the rules. And then make sure that you are predictable and consistent in the application of the discipline: the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry asserts that doing this can help to prevent behavioral and emotional difficulties in children.

However, before you discipline the pupil, explain in a calm manner how his or her action has affected the class, and how it will affect him in the future if he goes on behaving that way.

When you go forth to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God is with you. (Deuteronomy 20:1).

The Contemporary English Version of the Bible states this same verse as: If you have to go to war, you may find yourselves facing an army that is bigger than yours and that has horses and chariots. But don’t be afraid!

When you are worried that your physical resources cannot match up to the “enemy” of working from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm each day, when the curriculum you are using is not effective and you switch to a different curriculum and you are worried about whether that one too will be effective, when other kids are doing better than your own kids, when the supplies and needs of the school are running low at a time when your financial resources cannot meet the needs, the LORD says do not be afraid because He knows your need and He is right there with you! Trust Him to make a way where there seems to be no way!

Homeschool moms need to treat each child based on his personality, to use gracious language always, to ensure that they discipline in love, and to deal with anxiety by trusting so that they can be successful at their job.

̽ Unless otherwise stated, all Bible verses were taken from the Revised Standard Version.