BUILDING IS HARD WORK

As wives and mothers, we are in the biggest building program in the nation. We have the responsibility to build a strong marriage, a godly family, and children who will also grow up to build strong marriages and families. God calls us builders. Proverbs 14:1 says, "Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands."

Any builder who is successful in his business works hard. He works long hours. He sweats it out. It's the same for us. We don't build a great marriage and home by just dreaming about it. We have to work at it. We have to pray. We have to work at our attitude. We have to work at the way we speak to our spouse and our children.

But, we also have to be practical and work hard physically. We haven't got time to be lazy. We have to keep the home running smoothly. We have to make sure we prepare nutritious meals for our family. We seek to have a meal ready for our husband when he walks in the door--and we'll make sure that the house is tidied up and ready for his home-coming.

I remember a mother saying to me, "All I ever wanted was to be a wife and mother," and yet her marriage fell apart. She dreamed about it, but she didn't do what was needed to make it happen. Her life was wrapped up around herself.

Building takes forgetting about yourself and living to serve your husband and family. Your mind is on your job, not on gratifying your own fleshly desires. You constantly think of things to say and do to make your marriage stronger. You think of new and creative ideas to make your family life stronger

And as you build into your home, you also build for eternity.

Love from Nancy Campbell