Happy Monday, Friends!
I trust that you had a beautiful weekend.
Today, I am excited to be over on Club31Women. I wrote a piece, How to Create a Christ-Honoring Home Marked by Integrity, that posted on the site today.
Sometimes it's most difficult to live out what we believe with those closest to us, in our own home. I begin the article with a recent example from my own life:
“The week was crazy. But in the best way.
We’d hosted a dear friend—more like a family member, really—from England, had volleyball practice, and then all the things with family. After our tearful goodbye at the Charlotte airport, my husband and I decided to save some time and gas by stopping at Costco on our way home.
With our three daughters in tow, we zoomed into a parking space, made two lists, and divided and conquered. Brielle and I went for the fruit, while my husband, Tim, hustled with Lyric and Zion to grab the bread, dog food, and various odds and ends.
We had the best time. Fun, tons of energy, and laughter—it all made for a sweet moment together.
So why was it that as soon as we returned home and I entered my own house, I became a different person?
No sooner had we walked through the door, our arms full of groceries, that my husband made a comment to me, not thinking too much about it. But I reacted as though offended.
Can you relate?
Away from the public atmosphere of Costco, I responded in a way that seemed to contradict the person I was just moments earlier. The woman I was inside my home was not the woman I was a few minutes ago in public.”
Maybe you can relate to the duplicity that sometimes occurs between our home life and public life? David actually talks about this in a Psalm known as “The Householder’s Psalm”. He shows how we can conduct the affairs of our house with a blameless heart:
“I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.” (Psalm 101:2, ESV)
In my article I explore wholehearted living within the home, the place it is sometimes most difficult to do so.
Would love for you to join me @club31women to see how we can create a Christ-honoring home that is marked by integrity.
You can read the entire article here at Club31 Women: How to Create a Christ-Honoring Home Marked by Integrity
I’ll leave you with these words from the post to meditate on during the week ahead:
“David understood his need for a divine encounter, a visitation from God that would enable him to put into practice what he knew was right. He knew that only God’s presence would enable him to live out a life of integrity."
Further up, Friends!
~Chris
Thought-provoking! And I signed up for the Club31 Women site!
I received quite a few messages about your devotional today, so I know your message really came through. And it certainly "hit home" for me! Thank you!!