Jan 07 2010
Run With a Vision
I wrote “Run With a Vision,” on the importance of vision to a homeschooling family, several years ago, but it’s just been published by Kerry Beck at her blog. You can read the whole article here. Although it’s written specifically for homeschoolers, the principles apply to anyone who’s trying to get anywhere in life!
Discouragement is no stranger to the homeschooled household. Homeschoolers are, after all, pioneers. The road less-traveled is always rocky. As a homeschool graduate, I can look back and see lots of things my parents did wrong, but the one wrong thing they didn’t do was give up. They had a vision for what they were doing that kept them going no matter how many obstacles they encountered.
In Bunyan’s beloved allegory Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian passes through a place called the Valley of the Shadow of Death. He is compassed about with danger—a bottomless pit on one side, a swamp on the other, and evil, taunting, blasphemous voices in his ears. He barely makes it through. Later, however, another band of pilgrims pass through the Valley without much trouble. What made the difference? The second band made their journey during the day, while Christian’s was made at night. They had vision, where he only had darkness.
No matter how many difficulties fill your path, if your vision is clear, you will make it through.
