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The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with
her hands.
Prov. 14:1
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Are You Building Up Your Home or Pulling It Down?
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The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish pulls it down with
her hands.
Prov. 14:1
Many marriages today are falling apart. There are a variety of reasons, we could point our finger at our spouse or we could ask ourself:
"Am I Building Up My Home or Am I Pulling It Down?"
I've been married for a little over 10 years. My husband and I definetly had some tough years, that's right...years! I mentioned seperation and he did as well, but neither of us believed that was right. We stayed together, we talked, we maintained our love life, and we eventually worked out our differences. We finally came to the conclusion, "I can only change myself in Christ." I began to look at myself and looking at how I was contributing to our downfall. Rather than trying to get him in order. Does that make a difference? Yes, I found through prayer that I was to blame for some of our problems and in other areas we were mutually at fault. We worked on our issues, we discussed them, and we prayed about them. As I began to see the places in our relationship that I was pulling down, I began to rebuild those areas. God changed my heart. I looked at my husbands potential, his good points, and I concentrated on his strengths. As I began to rebuild the broken places that I was responsible for, our home was being built up. He didn't change, I did. I began to pray for him more, not a fault oriented prayer. I prayed a strength oriented prayer. Stop looking at your spouse and ask the Lord, "Am I building up my home or am I pulling it down?" If you are pulling it down, heed the Word of God and start building. We need to raise up a generation of wise women that can teach the younger women.
Strength Oriented Prayer
Lord, bless my husband. Keep him in your will, lead him as he makes decisions. Lord, thank you for giving me a kind and loving husband. Help him to find contentment and peace, so that he will be thankful in all things. In Jesus name. Amen!
Fault Oriented Prayer
Lord, my husband is selfish and uncaring. I'm really tired of him being grumpy all the time. Please make him leave or straighten up! He makes horrible decisions and I can't stand it anymore. In Jesus name. Amen!
Note: A prayer must be heartfelt and honest. If you pray a fault oriented prayer frequently, then you need to seek God for the ability to see the strengths. Pray with the goal of strengthening your husband in his weak areas and thanking God for his strong areas. Then continue the prayer and pray for yourself, asking God to show you the areas you need to work on.
Love In Christ,
Tessa
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Monday, June 26,2006
2:30:00 PM EST
Did God Cast Off Israel? Part 1
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