Is your home singing? We are playing music.

I am enjoying this challenge but I need to dig out some more candles!

Assignments so far:

• First is to light a candle in your home.  Whenever the candle catches your eye, pray for peace in your home.
• Second is to play soft music. Focus on using peaceful words and relationships.

I’m excited for this week’s challenge.  I am trying to get more music and less TV in our home I have created a number of playlists on YouTube.  I have the Go Fish Guys for fun dance music for the kids.  I have the two pianists suggested on the Women Living Well blog and another of contemporary praise and worship.

And now for the harder stuff. . . .

1. When you feel tempted to raise your voice, use a child's name in a snarl, furrow your brow into a scowl or speak rapidly in anger...purposely lower your voice to just above a whisper. Proverbs 15:1 says "A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger." Focus on gentle words, facial expressions, and touches.

2. Purpose to not let someone else's anger make you angry. Many times as a wife and mom I find myself responding to other's emotions. Someone in the family is grumpy and two minutes later I'm grumpy too. Someone in the family is speaking harshly and two minutes later I'm speaking harshly too. Purpose to stay in control of your emotions and not let the other members of your family dictate your mood.

3. Yelling at a bud won't make it bloom. Your home will not blossom into a haven if you are not controlling your temper.

4. Continue to pray for peace in your home. Persevere in prayer for your family. James 5:16b says, "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

                                                                                         from Women Living Well

Now I’m gonna take these things and write them down to post them where I can see them.  I need this reminder.  My house is not peaceful most days.  There is a lot of anger and it is not pretty!  I have to work  on this anger.  There was a church service a couple weeks ago when the pastor asked us what we had to lay at the cross.  What you are about to read -  I don’t say things like this often; I hate to over spiritualize things.  I know God told me that He wanted me to lay my anger down.  It was as clear as . . . .I don’t know what, but I’m sure you know what I mean.  This challenge to create peace in my home could not have come at a more perfect time.  But then again, we know that God’s timing is perfect.

 

Still diggin',