After a two-day trip away, my husband returned home. It was a snowy, wet night, and because the garage was full with two cars inside – mine and our daughter’s, he parked in the slushy driveway and stepped inside. His shoes dripped with the remains of the winter weather, so he stepped across the hardwood floor onto the dining room rug…the “pretty” rug meant for covering the floor, but not necessarily for wiping wet feet. I inwardly cringed, then asked,
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Spending Up the Treasure of a Godly Home
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Have you heard of people who win millions of dollars, then end up being paupers in a decade or less? It happens. They foolishly spend up their winnings, rather than using it wisely. In a much more severe loss than even material gain, you and I can waste away the treasure of a godly home, losing the valuable gift that God desires for every family. There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spendeth it up. Proverbs 21:20
How do we spend up the treasure of a godly home?
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What Are You Having for Supper?
“What’s for supper?” may be the most popular question in a home! Everyone wants to know what’s coming! As the cook, we can feel overwhelmed by the constant need to come up with the next meal, but can I encourage you that there are easy steps to meal prep that will simplify each day?
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Refresh Yourself by Refreshing Someone Else
Do you ever just feel like you’re in a sort of slump? It’s kind of a blah-ness about everything, if you will. There are lots of reasons for the feeling, but there is one sure cure! Proverbs 11:25 says,
He that waters shall be watered also himself.
In other words, when you do something for someone else, you reap the benefit for yourself too! I’ve found that when I have the “blah” feeling, if I stop thinking about me and start thinking about someone else, I end up more encouraged than the person to whom I’m reaching out.
I love reading in Genesis 40 about Joseph who was locked up in prison after being wrongly accused, yet he noticed the sad faces of the cupbearer and baker one morning and stopped in inquire. That’s thinking of others instead of yourself! What a wonderful challenge it is to my heart that is often so selfish and self-focused!
Here are some suggestions of ways we could reach out to someone else this week:
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The Treasures of Home
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If you learned that the previous owners of your house had buried a valuable treasure in the backyard, would you dig until you found it? No doubt, we all would!
Some years ago we had guests visiting with us, and before they left, the wife said something like, “I love your living room. It’s so cozy and inviting. This is what I want my home to be.”
Her words surprised me. At that time, we lived in a small 3-bedroom ranch style home. Nothing fancy. Tiny rooms, no special features or architectural design!
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