A Journey of Becoming a Young Woman of Faith - #10 Homemaker

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

{This devotion is different so hang with me!}

As a homemaker I do many things. Join me as I do the laundry.

It is quiet; in some ways. I am preparing to hang up dresses and skirts. I walk around the house rounding up the hangers. My sister is working on her homework with Mom while the little 3 play in the living room. 

Soon I have handfuls of hangers. Each one is different than the one before. 

I pile them on my bed. The colors are bright and cheerful. In the stillness of my room. I savor the moment. 

 The camera is nearby so I grab it. The natural light shines on them creating a mosaic. I hear the gentle chatter downstairs.

As I slip each dress or skirt on a hanger I try to make sure that they coordinate with the dress or skirt that is going on it.

 I'm working along when I stopped and thought about the verse I was considering for today. In the quiet of my room it clicked.

We are like the hangers, each different in size, shape, and color. Yet they are for the same purpose.

We are each different in size, shape, and color. Yet we are all for the same purpose. We all work together to serve God by serving others. 

I challenge you to serve God by serving others in a unique way today. 

A Journey of Becoming a Young Woman of Faith - #5 Homemaking

Colossians 3:23-24

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Unless you get something out of the deal we tend to slack on our daily duties and chores. We partially work on something or make it look like we did it all. When we do that we are nothing more than lazy homemakers. Sure our house may not be sparkling clean all the time but it should be kept nice. God placed us on Earth to be stewards of his land, of his world. When we take care of the things God gave us with laziness that shows others that we are indifferent with what He has blessed us with. For example: I see a bib on the floor. I can leave it there or pick it up. The bib is a gift from God for messy babies and toddlers. Leaving it shows others that we don't care about our blessings. Picking it up shows it is considered a blessing. The bib itself becomes another blessing as now we can use it.When you pick it up it can feel like work. And it is in a way. When we pick it up we are picking it up for the Lord. I am working for the Lord. Now this may be a slightly cheesy illustration but we do need to be working for the Lord. When others see that we care enough about our things to take care of them they will see a difference because we are working for the Lord. We should be doing this all the time and someday He will reward us. It may not be today and may not be tomorrow, but someday he will reward us. We are his servants and we should be bringing Glory to Him.

I challenge you to do something productive today, whether it be laundry or dishes or cleaning. Do it with a happy heart! You are working for the Lord of all creation, you are serving your family, you will lift the spirits of your family's hearts and cheer them with your sunny smile. Go, work, smile and know that all you do is for the Lord. 

Becoming

I posted a week ago about Love. I said:

In the next few weeks I'm going to be focusing on my family, prayer, and my relationship with God. I love my family, I love praying and learning more about God but I've been doing it wrong.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good, acceptable and perfect.
I'm "breaking away" from the worlds ideas. I want to treat God, my family and friends as if they were Kings and Queens.
If God can show us everlasting love why can't I do the same?
It will be hard. It will be tough. I will want to give up, but the world needs to see God's love overflow in our lives as Christians.


Well I've been studying this past week. I've used Bible verses, thoughts and prayer.


I want to invite you to join me on a journey.


A journey of BECOMING a young woman of Faith.


When people think of the word becoming they think of something flattering and something that is changing to become something else. The definition of becoming according to the New Webster's Dictionary is: attractive, appropriate. If you take away ING you get the word become. Become has the definition of:  come, grow to be, suitable for. I'm going to be writing a devotional series for you, and me. I'm a girl just like you. This will help us all "grow to be" a Prayer Warrior, a daughter of the King, a  Big sister, a Woman of Faith, & a Homemaker. You can NOT rely on my words. You need to think, pray and read your Bible. I'm human, I'm in perfect.I am writing this because I need these reminders and verses just as much as you.

Please join me on this Journey of Becoming a Young Woman of Faith.