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Sometimes
we mamas feel like because we're at home a lot, we don't influence many people.
The truth is, we have a huge amount of influence in our homes (and many
other places). What attitudes and behaviors can we put on to help create a
positive, happy home atmosphere?
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Proverbs
14:1 - "The wise
woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers
down." We can seek God's wisdom for molding us into the women he
wants us to be each day by studying His Word. How does the Proverbs 31
woman build her house? How do the foolish women in mentioned in Proverbs
tear theirs down?
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James
1:5 - "If any of
you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to
all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." Ask God for
wisdom at the beginning of each day! When your toddler drops his cup on
the floor for the 6th time in 1 hour, ask God for wisdom and a good attitude.
If your preschooler comes down with a bad case of "sassy mouth",
ask God for wisdom before you respond to him/her. If you're feeling
bored, tired, or blue today, ask God for wisdom and strength to carry you
through the day.
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God
has given you a tremendous responsibility to teach your children. Deuteronomy
11: 18-20 says "Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie
them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach
them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you
walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on
the doorframes of your houses and on your gates". We have a limited
amount of time with our wee ones. God tells us to use every opportunity
to teach them His precepts.
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Life
doesn't always go the way we want it to, does it? A flat tire, a lost
job, a broken relationship...all of these things can weigh us down and make it
challenging for us to help make home a happy place. Matthew 11:28-30
says “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble
in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy
and my burden is light.” We can bring our burdens to God through Jesus
our Savior. Set your troubles down at His feet and trust that He will
guide you daily. Life may be rough at times, but you are not walking
alone. You are walking with the King of Kings!
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Speaking
of not walking alone, you have sisters in Christ here to help you! Don't
try to "do life" by yourself. One of the reasons God gave us
the body of Christ is so that we could encourage each other and bear one
another's burdens (Galatians 6:2)! Call your girlfriend, mom, or a
wise woman in your church and ask her for encouragement. Ask for prayer.
Ask for practical advice. Hopefully at the end of your conversation
you'll be laughing at the day's foibles.
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Life
is short...We've all heard this, haven't we? How many mature women have
told you that your kids will "grow up so fast"? Let's face it,
when babies are screaming, dinner is burning (or not started), and you're
running on empty, some of those hours can seem endless. What if we
purposed to use our time - the swift moving, the slow moving, the fabulous and
the horrendous - to love God, to love our families and those around us, and to
bring glory to the One who saved us? Proverbs 90:12 "Teach us
to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
- What if we, by applying God's wisdom, giving and receiving encouragement, and trusting God to lead us through this life and into the next, could positively affect our home life and the world at large? Wouldn't it be amazing to hear the words from Proverbs 31:28 "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her"? At the end of life, how dearly we want to hear "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:23) when we have been good stewards over what God has blessed us with!
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