Hi, welcome to 31 Days to a Christ Centered Home. In the next 31 days I'll be exploring some of my thoughts and feelings about why a Christ centered home is so important. I'll share some of the things I'm trying to do in my home and I'd love to hear some the things you are doing in yours. I'll be updating this page every day with a link to the new post so check back in if you like. My first post for this series is at the bottom of this post after the list of days. Thanks for stopping by.
Day 1: Great Shall be the Peace
Day 20:
Day 31: The Lifting, Healing Power of Christ
The other night Sarah sat on our bed sharing some of her frustrations. She cried a bit. We counseled and encouraged, but despite our time together I could see that she still lacked peace as she left our room.
I know that as my children go out into the world they will be exposed to things, to people and situations that I wish they weren't. I know they will have frustration and difficulty. I know that life will sometimes be very hard and sometimes even frightening. Because I know that, I want to prepare them for that inevitability.
What I want for them, more than anything else is peace in their hearts as they face the storms of life. That peace is found in a hope in Jesus Christ. I love the scripture in Isaiah that promises, "thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children(Isaiah 54:13)." Great peace, oh yes, that is what I want for them. He gives the peace, but it is my job to point the way. I know I won't do it perfectly and I'll make mistakes, but that is the beauty of a quest for a Christ centered home. It is in those imperfections and mistakes that I am most likely to find His grace.
For 31 days I intend to point, in every way I can think of, to the Prince of Peace. That is the purpose of my challenge, that my children will be taught of the Lord and have the great peace that only He can provide.
