"Let all
that you do
be done
with love."
-1 Corinthians 16:14
First off, I would like to clarify a few things mentioned in last Sunday's post. While I'm sure that most of you would have understood my heart, I just wanted to make sure that my words did not come off improperly.
I was in no way trying to imply that families working to build home economies were somehow more spiritual or Godly than other families. That is certainly not the case. God gives each family specific challenges to handle and certain paths to walk. We all must do what we feel the Lord calling us to do, according to His will.
Cultivating a family economy is not an easy task. I have found that it takes an extra measure of grace when many people are working together toward a common goal. Things become sticky very quickly, and plenty of love, mercy, grace, peacemaking, and forgiveness are needed on a daily basis. Christ must be the center of every home.
Cultivating a family economy is not an easy task. I have found that it takes an extra measure of grace when many people are working together toward a common goal. Things become sticky very quickly, and plenty of love, mercy, grace, peacemaking, and forgiveness are needed on a daily basis. Christ must be the center of every home.
Nearly all families have home economies in one way or another, even though they may be all different shapes and sizes. My aim in writing last week's post was merely to get you thinking about what God's Word has to say about Biblical family economics by drawing a picture of how far we have shifted. I hope that you all understood that. You will have to forgive my scribblings... I know that they can be confusing at times. ;) Thanks for bearing with me.
As a further followup to last week's post, I wanted to share a message with you that was very encouraging to my heart. I providentially came upon it while searching for sermons to listen to, and really thought that it fit in well with what I wrote previously. The sermon, Building a House with Her Hands, was given by Kevin Swanson a few years back. It was very challenging to me. (You can listen to it for free by clicking here.)
As a further followup to last week's post, I wanted to share a message with you that was very encouraging to my heart. I providentially came upon it while searching for sermons to listen to, and really thought that it fit in well with what I wrote previously. The sermon, Building a House with Her Hands, was given by Kevin Swanson a few years back. It was very challenging to me. (You can listen to it for free by clicking here.)
Lately, I have been thinking about how I wish my faith was greater. I want it to be robust! I want it to be stronger than it ever has been. This quote from Thomas Watson speaks volumes, and was an encouragement to my soul...
"We must distinguish between weakness of faith and no faith. A weak faith is true. The bruised reed is but weak, yet it is such as Christ will not break. Though thy faith be weak, be not discouraged.
A weak faith may receive a strong Christ. A weak hand can tie the knot in marriage as well as a strong one; and a weak eye might have seen the brazen serpent. The woman in the gospel did but touch Christ’s garment, and received virtue from him. It was the touch of faith. The promise is not made to strong faith, but to true.
The promise says not whosoever has a giant-faith, that can remove mountains, that can stop the mouths of lions, shall be saved; but whosoever believes, be his faith ever so small."
-from A Body of Divinity, by Thomas Watson
May the Lord bless you this week! :)
That quote is so encouraging! Thank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I listened to that sermon about waiting on God and was refreshed. Thank you for sharing it.
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