Today, I'm Wrestling!!

OK, so if you have a brain like mine, you wrestle with lots of thoughts and things that pop into your head. It could come from views from others, studying God's Word, TV, preaching from the Sunday before, ETC! Well, today mine is figuring out the line you draw of being in the world but not of it. How far do you go to protect you and your families walks with the Lord without totally removing yourself from reality and the call we have to make Jesus famous? Now, I am homeschooling this year. My decision to do that was not to shelter Katelyn totally or to keep her from every bad thing that could possibly be out there. My reasons were as follows: I did not like the idea of someone else pouring into her heart 8 hours a day, I wanted to be there when she learned something new about her Savior, financially, her foundation needs to be set and strong before she experiences the world at an older age, my view of education, and so much more.So, as I wrestle with this line thing, I think about Halloween and Christmas. I think about movies and music. I think about her friendships and places we go. I have sorda come to this conclusion. Whether its to celebrate a holiday or watch a certain movie, Josh and I as her parents can incorporate Jesus into anything and use it as a teaching tool. To totally remove her, in my opinion, could set her up to fail in loving the people of this world but teaching her to be separate in her thinking and world view. I want her to see the world and the people in it as Jesus does, not a us and them mentality but to know that she and I could easily be where they are had it not been for the saving grace of Jesus and his ability to change us.Like I said, I am wrestling, which means I don't have all the answers yet. I am just journaling my thoughts hoping for some wisdom from my friends and Lord!!!