Some people allow themselves to get eaten up inside with bitterness, hurt, and jealousy etc. As mothers, we cannot allow these attitudes in our lives for they destroy us and our entire family. We must keep our spirits whole--pure, blameless, and continually forgiving.
However, there is one area where the Bible tells us we can get eaten up? Do you know what it is? John 2:17 says of Jesus: "The zeal of thine house hath EATEN ME UP." These words were spoken after Jesus made a whip and cleansed the temple. He drove out all the sheep and oxen, tipped over all the tables and money, and cried out: "Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise" (John 2:16).
He also cried out: "It is written, my house shall be called the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves" (Matthew 21:13).
Your home is also God's house if you have dedicated it to the Lord, which I am sure you have. Therefore, we should have the same zeal Jesus had to protect our homes and families. We must be faithful watchwomen who drive evil out of our home even if we upset everyone! I'm sure we won't be tipping over tables and throwing money everywhere, but we'll be strong enough to take a stand against any evil that seeks to bring darkness into our homes. We passionately keep our homes holy.
We have the zeal of the Lord about making our home a House of Prayer! In fact, if our homes are not homes of prayer, can we call them God's homes? We plan our schedules around our daily prayer times with our family. We don't hope it fits in. We make it fit in to our schedule. Or better still, we make our schedule fit around our highest priority, our daily family times of prayer and Bible reading.
Jesus Christ redeemed us to be "zealous of good works" (Titus 2:14). Building your home and family for God is a good work. Do it with zeal. Don't do it half-heartedly, allowing other things to consume your mind and time. Embrace the great commission God has given to you and pour your heart into it.
I have watched mothers, who have been wonderful mothers, become zealously involved in a specific interest outside their home. It consumes them. Now, instead of continuing to build their marriage and children's lives, they pour their life into this vain emptiness that is temporary and has no eternal value. Their home lies destitute. They are building empty castles in the air instead of building their family.
May the blessings of God fall upon you, dear anointed, zealous, passionate mother.
~ Nancy Campbell