"A wise woman builds her home" - Proverbs 14:1

Last weekend I was privileged to attend a women's conference at our church with Devi Titus and her seminar of THE HOME EXPERIENCE.  It was a remarkable message and I want to spend the next few weeks sharing these powerful principles.  I believe it is one of the most important set of principles I have heard in a long time.

The first message was on, the "The Dignity and Sanctity of the Home".  Devi reminded us the first institution God established was the family.  "Home should be our most treasured asset", but more and more women are devoting their time and energy outside the home.  Devi said the heart is "hurt, hindered or hardened" in the home and "safe, sensitive or secure" in the home.  We must understand how important what goes on in the home is to society.  "Every human soul cries out for...LOVE and PEACE".  If they are not finding that in the home, guess what happens?  We are seeing it every day.

Titus 2:3-5 reminds us, among other things, that women are to be the "keepers of the home",  single or married. The Greek word is "oikouros" which comes from two words: oikos (dwelling) and ouros (guard).  That means that we are to guard all that comes in and all that goes out;  to keep LOVE and PEACE in the environment.  When we get busy and distracted, guess what happens to LOVE and PEACE?

Devi says "the reason our lives have become so confused and anxiety-filled is that we have lost focus on the worth and value God places on the home".  We have believed a lie that women can "have it all and do it all"!  If our families and homes are to be strengthened, we must return our heart to the home.

Here's an experiment she suggested:  For a week, write down all the daily activities of everyone in the family.  Write a list of columns of core values the family has: i.e., marriage, recreation, study, communication, etc.  At the end of the week, put all the activities in the value columns.  Add them all up.  Is there too much play and not enough communication?   Too much work and not enough marriage?

Even though our boys are out of the home, there is change that we can make toward using our home as a place of LOVE and PEACE.

For further study:  Genesis 2:18, Proverbs 15:27, Proverbs 31:10-31, Romans 12:2, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Peter 3:1-6.

Be blessed in your understanding of God's word.

Love,
Holly