Day 11

Things I Need to Tell My Husband

Day 11

"I Will Try to Make Our Home a Happy Place."

He blesses the home of the righteous. Proverbs 3:33

Are you determined to make your home a happy place? I hope that is your intent because that is what God wants and what your husband needs. Webster's dictionary describes happiness as -enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment: having or marked by an atmosphere of good fellowship.

That sounds to me like a happy home is one where the atmosphere is pleasant. Have you ever heard the old saying, "if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy?" Most of the time the woman sets the tone in the home.  Jesus teaches, "In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you. Matthew 7:12. Healthy homes are built upon this rule. Healthy homes are built on caring and sharing, giving and taking. When we know God's Word and follow it, we enrich our own lives and the lives of those in our home.

Consider the Godly model of the wife from Proverbs 31. It says she takes care of her home and runs it well. She is not lazy, but carefully watches what goes on in her home. God expects no less from us. God deserves the best we can give Him. And by the way, so does your husband.

So today, honor God and your husband by setting the tone of happiness in your home.

The home should be a kind of church, a place where God is honored. 

Billy Graham