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A RESTFUL HOME
As a shepherdess mother, you not only feed your family, but you bring them into REST.
Does this mean you allow your children to loaf around and do what they like? No, this is not talking about laziness. It is a rest of peacefulness. It is rest from tension and strife. The shepherdess leads her family into a restful atmosphere. Ezekiel 34:14 Knox says: “I will lead them into fair pastures, the high mountains of Israel shall be their feeding ground, the mountains of Israel, with soft grass for them to rest on.”
It is delightful to lie down in soft grass, isn’t it? Who can lie down in prickly grass? No one. The shepherdess/mother seeks to eradicate all prickliness from the atmosphere of her home. She works as a peacemaker against all contention. She leads her family to soft grass. It’s beckoning. It’s comfortable.
Of course, life is never perfect. There will always be conflicts to overcome in the home. There are often arguments and upsets. The enemy is always lurking around to disrupt the peace and make the grass prickly. But the shepherdess is also a watchwoman. She guards her family from the attacks of the enemy. She uses the weapon of intercession to push back the enemy of discord. She prays in the anointing of God’s Holy Spirit to put out the fires of discord and bring harmony and peace.
Proverbs 18:6 challenges me: “A fool’s lips enter into contention.” We can dissipate many conflicts if we bite our lips!
The shepherdess who safely folds her flock also makes sure everything is clean and in order in her home. It is difficult to rest in a home that is out of order. We need to remind ourselves that God calls the home a resting place.
Proverbs 24:15 gives a strong warning to anyone who destroys the peace and rest of a godly home: “Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting place.”
Isaiah 32:18: "My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.”
Hosea 11:11 (Knox): “And in their own home, says the Lord, I will give them rest.”
In meadows green we rest
Where the grass is soft to nest.
May you have a restful day in your home, Nancy Campbell
P.S. I have been sharing a few posts with you about shepherding mothers. Here are some more articles if you would like to read them:
Go to these links:
FOLDING YOUR FLOCK
http://aboverubies.org/…/1974-shepherding-our-flock-folding…
SCRIPTURES ABOUT SHEPHERDING
http://aboverubies.org/…/1977-shephering-our-flock-scriptur…
SHEEP HAVE PROBLEMS
http://aboverubies.org/…/2485-shepherding-our-flock-sheep-h…
SHEPHERDING YOUR FLOCK
http://aboverubies.org/…/1976-shepherding-our-flock-shepher…
THE QUALITIES OF A SHEPHERDESS
http://aboverubies.org/…/2116-shephering-our-flock-the-qual…
THE SHEPHERDESS
http://aboverubies.org/…/2098-shepherding-our-flock-the-she…
