Hands

"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands, the foolish one tears hers down." Proverbs 14:1 We, as women, have so many duties! Some of us are wives, mothers, work full-time jobs in an office setting or work full-time jobs as a homemaker. We have so many responsibilities. I believe that Proverbs 14:1 is worth our attention. I believe that as a believer, my first loyalty is to my God. No other responsibilty is able to be carried out effectively if this loyalty and servanthood is not present. I feel like in our society today, we as women, fail to think of our "house" as a responsiblility. It feels like a chore. When I say responsibility, I am not referring to cooking and cleaning or even writing out 'the bills'. I am referring to our responsibility to Christ in our home. Only since recently looking into this, have I truly begun to understand God's expectations for me as a wife and mother. I have realized the importance of 'my hands' in my home. Do my hands indicate anger or resentment when I am "puffed up" toward my husband or are they loving hands of forgiveness? Are my hands in too much of a hurry to do housework, instead of taking the time to read a book to my toddler? And most of all, will my husband and my child remember my hands holding God's word or another book of no importance? Just as the Proverb says, I believe our hands can build a solid foundation or tear it down into ruins. May God help and direct our hands... Love, Corrie My prayer for today: Lord, thank you for revealing the importance of my hands in my household. I know I have failed you and "tore it down" in the past. I want my hands to be your hands. Please touch my home and make it a place for you to dwell in and a safe haven for me, my husband, and my son. Thank you for the opportunity of being a wife and a mother. I will not take it for granted...