At times, staying home with kids and keeping up with your home can seem mundane and purposeless. The truth is that as women we are called to care for our husbands, our children, and our home. More importantly we are to do it as unto the Lord and with a joyful heart. Elizabeth George says in her book, A Woman After God’s Own Heart, that as the wife and mother we are the thermostat of our household. We are the ones who provide a warm and loving environment to foster fond memories and we are the ones who cool down heated situations. Isn’t that so true? There is the phrase, “If mama ain’t happy ain’t nobody happy!” Do we really want to be a source of sorrow and irritation to our families? I surely don’t.
As I look to God each morning to supply my joy and prepare my servant’s heart for the day I am always encouraged by his word. I want to go about my daily activities with purpose and joy; knowing that my actions and choices have an eternal impact in shaping my character and on family. This morning I found a few verses that I wanted to share:
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written:
‘He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.’
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”
2 Corinthians 9:6-14
As I look to God each morning to supply my joy and prepare my servant’s heart for the day I am always encouraged by his word. I want to go about my daily activities with purpose and joy; knowing that my actions and choices have an eternal impact in shaping my character and on family. This morning I found a few verses that I wanted to share:
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written:
‘He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.’
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”
2 Corinthians 9:6-14
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