A Wise Woman Builds Her Home: Choose The Better Things

I have been thinking alot about how valuable our time is and how oftentimes as women, we get caught up in things that do not matter and are wasteful that could be used for serving the Lord and building up our homes instead. We are well meaning, but sometimes 'meaning well' can lead to our demise! I believe we truly need to protect ourselves from this and ask the Lord to direct our days.

My wise friend, Robin, has written two excellent posts on Raising Homemakers that you should read to challenge you for the upcoming week in how you can build up your home:

Choose The Better Things, Part 1

Choose The Better Things, Part 2

This year is full of hope as:

we embrace the mercy and grace from God to do these things through His strength and not in our flesh.

Our hope is in Him and not in what we can accomplish alone.

We can achieve these things because we are following His direction and not other 'voices'.

May the Lord abundantly bless you as you choose the better things, guard your time and build your home to His glory!

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*BLESSED MOTHERHOOD*

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller

*BUILDING STRONG MARRIAGES*

"A true wife makes a man's life nobler, stronger, grander, by the omnipotence of her love 'turning all the forces of manhood upward and heavenward.' While she clings to him in holy confidence and loving dependence she brings out in him whatever is nobles and richest in his being. She inspires him with her courage and earnestness. She beautifies his life. She softens whatever is rude and harsh in his habits or his spirit. She clothes him with the gentler graces of refined and cultured manhood. While she yields to him and never disregards his lightest wish, she is really his queen, ruling his whole life and leading him onward and upward in every proper path. -JR Miller

Making Our Homes a Beautiful Refuge

"Thank God, O women, for the quietude of your home, and that you are queen it it. Men come at eventide to the home; but all day long you are there, beautifying it, sanctifying it, adorning it, blessing it. Better be there than wear a queen's coronet. Better be there than carry the purse of a princess. It may be a very humble home. There may be no carpet on the floor. There may be no pictures on the wall. There may be no silks in the wardrobe; but, by your faith in God, and your cheerful demeanor, you may garniture that place with more splendor than the upholsterer's hand ever kindled." ---Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

6 comments:

Tami and Bobby Sisemore Family said...: thank you for the reminder!!!

blessinga,
Tami
PRAYING 4 A MIRACLE 4 JEREMIAH
www.tillGodbringsthemhome.blogspot.com; January 9, 2011 at 10:27:00 AM CST
Naturally Blessed Mama said...: Very good sharing! Thank you! I hope you don't mind but I shared a link to this post as well as a small quote, if it's a problem, please just let me know, thank you!

Blessings,
sara; January 9, 2011 at 1:27:00 PM CST
Jessica said...: I've a written a thank you to you and linked to this post on my blog. I hope you don't mind, you were a very big part of what a needed to hear today.
God Bless, Jessica; January 9, 2011 at 2:32:00 PM CST
Martha C said...: I have recently come across your blog and am loving it! Thank you for all the time and energy you put into it. It has been a blessing to peruse through your archives and gain more wisdom.; January 9, 2011 at 4:10:00 PM CST
Anonymous said...: How very true!

I recently decided to have a Facebook page for blogging friends (kindred spirits) only and have deleted my other one which was filled with family and "friends" debating politics and disagreeing with my personal beliefs.

I made a good choice for me and feel great!; January 10, 2011 at 5:22:00 PM CST
Summer said...: What a nice reminder! Yes, we waste a lot of time instead of keeping busy "in the work of the Lord." (1 Corinthians 15:58); January 11, 2011 at 6:59:00 AM CST

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