Homeschool Prayer Challenge Week 49: Love Each Other

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We’re 49 weeks into our series of praying for our homeschools – I’m so thankful you are joining me! You can learn more about the series here. We’ll pray about a new area of our homeschool journey each week and dig into God’s Word with daily devotional reflections.

This week, something simple and beautiful stopped me in my tracks. An acquaintance of mine posted a photo of her newborn grandbaby—tiny, sleepy, and doing nothing more than what newborns do: eat and sleep.

But what she wrote with the picture caught my attention. She said she loved this child more than words could express, even though the baby hadn’t done a single thing to “earn” her love. No accomplishments, no milestones, no expressions of gratitude.

Just love—freely given, because of who the baby was and who she belonged to.

And isn’t that the perfect picture of the way God loves us?

We didn’t do anything to deserve His affection. We didn’t earn His attention. In fact, Romans 5:8 gives us the clearest reminder of that:

“But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

God loved us before we even knew how to love Him back. His love is unconditional, sacrificial, loyal, and rooted in His very nature—not ours.

It’s a love that forgives.
A love that gives generously.
A love that doesn’t seek anything in return.

And this is the kind of love Jesus calls us to show others—especially our children.

Loving As Jesus Loved

Jesus didn’t just suggest that we love well. He commanded it.

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” — John 15:12

Think about the weight of that calling. Jesus loved perfectly—patiently, kindly, humbly, gently. His love wasn’t dependent on others “deserving” it. He washed Judas’s feet… fully knowing the betrayal that was coming.

If Jesus can show love in that moment, then—with the help of the Holy Spirit—we can show love to our kids even when:
• they’re arguing again,
• they’re pushing every last button, or
• they’re resisting every direction you give.

We may not feel warm and fuzzy 100% of the time, but biblical love is more than a feeling. It’s a choice to act in love—to speak with kindness, respond with patience, and serve with humility, even when it’s hard.

When Our Hearts Feel Empty

Let’s be honest: some days, loving well feels like an uphill climb.

Homeschooling is deeply rewarding… but it’s also exhausting. There are days when we feel drained, overstimulated, or overwhelmed. And on those days especially, our words or actions may not reflect the deep love we truly feel for our kids.

Here’s the truth we need to remember:

We cannot pour out love if we are running on empty.

Our ability to love well begins with receiving God’s love first.
When we stay close to Jesus—through prayer, His Word, and quiet moments with Him—our hearts fill up again. And from that overflow, we can love our families the way God calls us to.

This week, let’s ask God to fill us with His love so we can pour it out freely.

A Prayer for This Week

Heavenly Father,

You are loving and good. Thank You for loving me more deeply than I could ever understand, despite all of my imperfections and shortcomings. Thank You for the beautiful gift of my children, and for allowing me to know firsthand what unconditional love feels like.

This week, Lord, I want to grow in love. Help me embrace Your love for me, let it transform my heart, and let it overflow into my homeschooling. Shape my words and actions so that love abounds in our home, and may my children see Your love reflected in me.

Thank You, Jesus, for Your perfect example of patient, kind, forgiving love. I pray that my children would truly know the love of Christ—how wide, long, high, and deep it is—and that they would share that love with others for Your glory.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Walking in Love This Week

As you move through this week’s lessons, chores, conversations, and unexpected interruptions, remember this:

You are deeply loved.
And because you are deeply loved, you can love deeply—even when it’s hard.

Your children don’t need perfection from you.
They need to see Christ’s love modeled in real, everyday moments.

I’m praying you have a beautiful week filled with grace, patience, and the powerful love of Christ poured out in your home!

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