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A HOUSE OR A HOME?
Today as I rocked my four-month old little girl to sleep I thought of how I'm not able to make our rental a home for my family and how nice it will be to finally have our house built so I could make a home. I then realized that making a home has nothing to do with the size or worth of the home--renting or owning.
Making a home is more of a heart matter--serving and loving the family that God has given us to love, train, and cherish and doing it faithfully. I also realized that just because a mother chooses to "stay at home" doesn't mean she is building her home. She could be tearing it down with her words of discouragement, bitterness, and selfishness. With the Lord's help I truly desire to build my home, wherever "home" may be.
Here is a poem I wrote about it:
A HOUSE OR A HOME?
There’s a house that’s always empty while the family gads about,
Chasing empty dreams and pleasures--always feeling they’re burned out,
Spending all their strength on worthless things that soon will pass away,
Not living for eternity, but only for today.
There’s a house without a Bible being read from faithfully,
Hungry souls and empty hearts who are starving spiritually,
There’s a home without a mother to cherish and to train,
Neglecting her first calling; all other works are vain.
This house could be a home if she would seek to live God’s plan,
But she thinks she’ll find fulfillment in the love and praise of man.
There’s a house with a searching mother on how to make a home,
She desires to build God’s Kingdom, but she cannot do it alone.
She asks for the Lord’s forgiveness for wasting many years,
Fully knowing that His calling will cost sacrifice and tears.
Now there’s a home with a Bible that is read from faithfully,
A home that is built on prayer and a life lived purposely.
There’s a home that accepts God’s children as a blessing from His hand,
A home that’s filled with treasures--children loved and planned,
There’s a home that has a table for the family to find rest,
Hearts at home are happiest, hearts at home so very blessed.
There’s a home that has an altar where petitions are daily made,
A home where the love of Christ is beautifully displayed.
A house or delightful home--which one will you pursue?
The choice which God has given is fully up to you.
KRISTIN EASON
El Dorado Springs, MO 64744
Dustin and Kristin's blessings are Emma (15), Rylan (12), Ellie (7), Nathan (3), and Elizabeth (4 months).
Painting by Firmin Baes
