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"A Wise Woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish woman tears her down." Proverbs 14:1

Don't You Tear It Down  

    "You must be a fool.” For most of us, calling us a fool is fighting words. But for many of us, a fool is the right description. Before you get angry, let me explain. How many times have you listened to a girlfriend complain about her husband, or complain about her children or complain about her husband, or complain about her children or complain about relatives, and then you join in to add your complaints about your family as well. Then the two of you try to outshine the other with the most grievous “horror family story.” We say things like, “Girl, that’s nothing, in my house….                       

        I know I have been guilty of this very thing, joining the complaint chorus. But For is saying stop the complaining, because complaining tears down our own house. Your husband hearing that you’re tired of him procrastinating and how he is pushing you to your last nerves does not encourage him to complete the postponed chores. It makes him resentful, stubborn, and usually determined to do even less. When your children hear you fuss that they are lazy, sloppy, and trifling, it does not make them want to do better for you.                                             Again, the negative words discourage and build resentment. So the complaints did not make matters better; they made things worse. You tore down your own house. 

       Proverbs says a wise woman builds her house. How do you build your house? First, build it on the foundation of prayer.  Pray for your family and pray for yourself. Tell God about frustrations, not your girlfriends. God can do something about it. Prayer that you are patient and loving. Pray that your children will be obedient. Pray that your husband will remember what he promised to and then fulfill that promise.. Telling your girlfriend will not help, All your girlfriend will probably do is go to another friend and say, “Girl, you don’t know what is going on in Kathy’s hours. They need prayer over there. Let me tell you.” Secondly, build your own house by filling it with the sweet aroma of the Holy Spirit. Play Gospel and praise music ; sing praises to the Lord. Praise will bring in the peace and people will feel it. Home will then be a place where your family want to come. And the peace you show will be reflected back to you.