Home Building

Priorities are an important aspect of life. God is very specific in stating in the Word He must come first, husband second, family third and then so on. This is easy to understand and comply. Titus 2: 3-5 teaches women what God expects of us:

KJV-- The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; ⁴That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, ⁵To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Psalm 127:1 ¹Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it.

I read this as to say If we follow the Lord first in our home building (keeping) we will succeed with our goals.

There have been times in my home where I was busy and my family was busy so things got out of order. When this happened many of us had frowny faces. I know that sounds corny...but it happened. It happened when I was busy with things outside of the house and it took over my sense of priorities. I was consistently trying to please others who did not live inside my house. I'm not saying everything we do outside of the home is bad. It is not. It's our sense of priority which becomes askewed. If any work (ministry, job or organization) takes you away from your priority of your husband and family it can wreck havoc on your peace. To rectify the situation I waited to the end of my commitment and did not resume the job.

In a practical exercise think about how much time you spend on your home verses outside affairs. If you are spending most of your time away from God, family and homekeeping duties maybe you need to reconsider where you spend your time. I truly believe God asks us as wives and mothers to put our husbands and family first in our quest to minister. Our children's perception of what we do and why we do it makes a heavy impression. They learn from their mother...we are their first teacher. If we spend too much time away from our husbands they can question our commitment to them.

Proverbs 31:28-29 Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her saying, "Many daughters have done nobly, but you excel them all."