Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Ministering To Your Family


Society tells us that women should not aspire to be just homemakers.  Churches even give this message to women.  Young women feel ashamed if they say that all they want to be are wives and mothers.  God tells you that being a keeper at home is a good thing.   If you are a wife and mother, being a keeper at home is your ministry ~

When you make love to your husband, 
you are ministering to him.

When you change your baby's diaper, 
you are ministering to your baby.

When you are awake all night rocking a sick child,
you are ministering to that precious child.

When you spend time shopping for healthy ingredients
and preparing healthy food,
 you are ministering to your family.

When you keep your home clean and tidy,
you are ministering to your family.

When you minister to your husband, to your baby, to your children, and to your family, you are wiping Jesus' feet with your life.  You are serving Jesus.  Never feel like your job is unworthy.  Don't think you need to get out of your home and serve others when you have small children at home that keep you busy.  They are your ministry. 

Enjoy your children and your husband.  Enjoy your home and taking care of it.  Enjoy cooking healthy meals for your family.  Praise God for all that He has blessed you with.  For He is very good.  Very, very good and worthy of all our praise.

Every wise woman builds her house:
but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:1

A picture of my mom {with Alyssa} who always serves her family with joy!

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What a beautiful and inspiring post. Thank you for admonishing us women to delight in being homemakers. I just posted today about joining a stay at home mom support group, because sometimes it can get lonely, and sometimes you lose sight of the importance of being a homemaker. I needed to read this post today.
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Sheila Payne · 668 weeks ago

Beauty runs deep in your family. The women are all beautiful and the men are handsome.
Wonderful words, thank you, and a hearty amen!
Thank you! Thank you for allowing God to use you to speak to me. This is how I feel deep down but have been struggling with a pity party lately (thank you for that post too) and no matter how appreciated I feel God knows and God put me here. I'm working on loving my husband more and loving serving my family. Thank you for your encouragement!
Heidi
Truth!
I love this, "When you minister to your husband, to your baby, to your children, and to your family, you are wiping Jesus' feet with your life." I may have to quote you and use that. That's a great reminder to keep doing what we do as homemakers.
Thank you so much for this wonderful encouragement Lori! I feel so blessed to be able to minister to my family every day. Thank you so much for sharing this with us Inspiration Friday! :-)
Vanessa
I read your blog now and then and this morning popped in to catch up. The picture above surprise me as I know it was taken at the Wagon Trail in Door County and I believe that women is from our church
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Her name is Ellen Falk, my mom. She goes to Bethel Baptist Church. We love Wagon Trail!
this is a most wonderful post......my thoughts exactly....I have been a homemaker for 39 years and love it even more now than in the beginning...so glad to find your blog..I needed to read this from another woman...have just been encouraging a new mother this week about this....
thank you so much..
Mona
Amen! I couldn't agree more! To be a wife and mother is a high and worthy calling! :)
This has been the story of my life for over 30 years. I have no regrets! Lovely post!

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