"A wise woman builds her house, with her own hands the foolish woman tears hers down." Proverbs 14:1
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Prayer makes strong walls and tear down unwanted walls
I am reminded more and more of the battle I am in as a beleiver in Jesus Christ and as a woman who builds. Ep. 6 clearly lays out our battle isnt against flesh and blood but darkness, the dark principalities of this world, and of evil. As I build my home, the battle I face daily is the battle of the flesh! It is easy the to give into my fleshly desires rather then serve the living God in my building. I am reminded of my need to rise early to build, this is no easy task with a husband, 5 kids, a low thyroid, and one exhausted woman, yet I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and part of the building is building strong walls in my home through prayer. Walls seperate and protect. I must pray daily against the enemy of pride, selfishness, un godly anger, fear, anxiety, laziness, worry and discouragement. I realize these things destroy the home God so richly desires to build through me. What joy it is to cry out to the living God who hears the prayers of his saints, Christ has made this possible for us, his life, death and ressurection has made enemies friends, and alloweed us to come before the throne of God boldly. Prayer shows a dependency upon God and a vulnerability of self. May prayer be our defense against darkness and Satan as they lurk to devour us, we are weak, Jesus is strong. May we crown him as our captian in temptaions hour and pray and not lose heart while we build for in due season we will reap a harvest as promised. What are you praying about as you build?
Saturday, July 9, 2011
A house must have an architect
"A wise woman builds her home, with her own hands a foolish woman tears hers down." Proverbs 14:1
Before a house is built there must be an architecital designs., a person who draws out the plans of the way a home is to be built. I beleive God has already done just that for us. In Philippians and Ephesians we are told that God has prepared good works in advance for us, Isnt that encouraging? I love the fact that we arent just thrust into marriage and mother hood without first been given instructions on how to. The word of God indeed has everything we need that pertains to life and godliness. What great gain that is for us. We have an instruction manual before we begin any work God calls us to. He equips us. His word is the architectial design for our lives. Even before a woman begins to build her home she must first read the architecial designs, she must be familiar with the architects plans. I say study, memorize, and familiarize yourself as much as you can with the architects plans, that way you know exactly what you are to be building. When you know the architect it makes implimenting his plans so much more joyus. "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord plans of good not evil to give you a future and a hope. "Jer 29:11 We have such a great and gracious architect who wants to give to us a future and a hope. A future and a hope that is in Christ. May we women build upon the designs and plans of the Almighty God. May his word be our final authority!
Before a house is built there must be an architecital designs., a person who draws out the plans of the way a home is to be built. I beleive God has already done just that for us. In Philippians and Ephesians we are told that God has prepared good works in advance for us, Isnt that encouraging? I love the fact that we arent just thrust into marriage and mother hood without first been given instructions on how to. The word of God indeed has everything we need that pertains to life and godliness. What great gain that is for us. We have an instruction manual before we begin any work God calls us to. He equips us. His word is the architectial design for our lives. Even before a woman begins to build her home she must first read the architecial designs, she must be familiar with the architects plans. I say study, memorize, and familiarize yourself as much as you can with the architects plans, that way you know exactly what you are to be building. When you know the architect it makes implimenting his plans so much more joyus. "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord plans of good not evil to give you a future and a hope. "Jer 29:11 We have such a great and gracious architect who wants to give to us a future and a hope. A future and a hope that is in Christ. May we women build upon the designs and plans of the Almighty God. May his word be our final authority!
A house is only as good as its foundation..choose wisely
"A wise Woman builds her house, with her own house the foolish woman tears hers down." Proverbs 14:1
Every home must have a foundation and every house is only as good as it's foundation, if the foundation of a home is weak the whole structure of the home is in great danger. I remember when I first got married 10 years ago. It was of course an exciting time. I remember so vividly looking for our first home. We decided to go with new construction, which meant it would take six months to a year before it would be complete. That time while our home was being built it brought to mind some very parrallel pictures to that of the home I would be building for my family as a wife. As the foundation was getting ready to be poured for our new home, I was reminded of the foundation of that of the home I was about to build. My soon to be husband and I anxiouslly watched the concrete being poured and we patiently waited while the final inspections were made to insure that the foundation was secure for the rest of the home to be built upon. There were inspectors, who would even throughly inspect the foundation to reassure it's quailty and security. Boy, were we glad. One crack or mistake could have cost us our home. So much detail and work went into the pouring of the foundation, making sure there were no mistakes, and that all was okay to start the building. I cant help but be reminded that every wise woman builds her home, but she must builds upon the foundation of her identity in Christ, for all other ground is sinking sand. After a woman has been built by the gospel she must begin to build her house on the gospel, for this is where her identity lies. Her home is only as good as her foundation. The gospel must be her foundation in her marriage and in her mothering and in her building. So let me ask, how is your foundation? What do you build upon? Is your building flowing from the foundation of Jesus Christ? What I love about the foundation of Christ is that it is secure. Jesus is secure, and the quaility of the foundation in him is compared to that of a rock. For the wise man built his house upon the rock but the foolish man build his house upon sinking sand, both men heard the same message but one chose to obey and the other didnt. Simply put, one built upon the rock the other upon the sand, the man who built upon the sand never once conisdered the possibility of the rain, therefore his foundation was not a priority for him. Too often that is like us, we dont consider the rain. And let me tell you, there will be rain, and as I have often found when it rains it pours, yet ever still, Jesus remains the same, yesterday, today and forever more. The concrete in a wise womans home is the gospel of Jesus Christ, all that she thinks, feels, and does flows from this never moving, never shaking firm, solid foundation, and thus when those floods come, her home STANDS! And When a home stands because of a firm foundation you can be sure that the nation of the people will stand. When societies are broken down, and nations are broken down, you can inevitibly trace it back to the foundation of the home. Let it be in our homes as women to build upon the foundation that Jesus has freely offered through his life, death and ressurection. May it be of us to be wise women who build
Every home must have a foundation and every house is only as good as it's foundation, if the foundation of a home is weak the whole structure of the home is in great danger. I remember when I first got married 10 years ago. It was of course an exciting time. I remember so vividly looking for our first home. We decided to go with new construction, which meant it would take six months to a year before it would be complete. That time while our home was being built it brought to mind some very parrallel pictures to that of the home I would be building for my family as a wife. As the foundation was getting ready to be poured for our new home, I was reminded of the foundation of that of the home I was about to build. My soon to be husband and I anxiouslly watched the concrete being poured and we patiently waited while the final inspections were made to insure that the foundation was secure for the rest of the home to be built upon. There were inspectors, who would even throughly inspect the foundation to reassure it's quailty and security. Boy, were we glad. One crack or mistake could have cost us our home. So much detail and work went into the pouring of the foundation, making sure there were no mistakes, and that all was okay to start the building. I cant help but be reminded that every wise woman builds her home, but she must builds upon the foundation of her identity in Christ, for all other ground is sinking sand. After a woman has been built by the gospel she must begin to build her house on the gospel, for this is where her identity lies. Her home is only as good as her foundation. The gospel must be her foundation in her marriage and in her mothering and in her building. So let me ask, how is your foundation? What do you build upon? Is your building flowing from the foundation of Jesus Christ? What I love about the foundation of Christ is that it is secure. Jesus is secure, and the quaility of the foundation in him is compared to that of a rock. For the wise man built his house upon the rock but the foolish man build his house upon sinking sand, both men heard the same message but one chose to obey and the other didnt. Simply put, one built upon the rock the other upon the sand, the man who built upon the sand never once conisdered the possibility of the rain, therefore his foundation was not a priority for him. Too often that is like us, we dont consider the rain. And let me tell you, there will be rain, and as I have often found when it rains it pours, yet ever still, Jesus remains the same, yesterday, today and forever more. The concrete in a wise womans home is the gospel of Jesus Christ, all that she thinks, feels, and does flows from this never moving, never shaking firm, solid foundation, and thus when those floods come, her home STANDS! And When a home stands because of a firm foundation you can be sure that the nation of the people will stand. When societies are broken down, and nations are broken down, you can inevitibly trace it back to the foundation of the home. Let it be in our homes as women to build upon the foundation that Jesus has freely offered through his life, death and ressurection. May it be of us to be wise women who build
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