BUILD IN DEEDS

I listened to a message recently which had me re-examining what I know about (proverbs 14:1). I have read this scripture over and over again, as a matter of fact, it was the scripture that birthed "HOME BUILDERS” but not once had i seen it from the preachers approach.

The message was titled “WISE or FOOLISH "by Jannelle Bradshaw of Sovereign Grace Ministries and she made a point that struck a chord in me. She said “It’s easy for us (women) to assume that although we might not necessarily be building all the time, we are defiantly not tearing down.. We tend to think we are in between. But that is not true; the Bible says a wise woman builds and a foolish woman tears down. We are constantly (consciously or unconsciously) doing one of the 2at some point. There is no in between.

I meditated on those words and it became clearer to me. Of course there's no in between when it comes to the things of God. 

• You're either on God's side or the devils side
• You're either hot or cold, (you can’t be Luke Warm or else God will spit you out. Rev 3:15-16)
• You're either building or destroying

It was a huge eye opener for me as I began to reflect on my years as a wife and a mother and I asked myself if I had been building or tearing down. I meditated further on this scripture examining all the various versions until 2 interpretation of this scripture caught my attention.

------> NEW CENTURY VERSION (NCV)

Proverbs 14:1- " A wise woman strengthens her family but a foolish woman destroys hers by what she does"

-------->GOOD NEWS TRANSLATION (GNT)

Proverbs 14:1- " Homes are made by the wisdom of women; but are destroyed by foolishness.

The emphasis here is on the concluding part of the NCV version " by what what she does"

The word build or to build is a verb i.e an action word. According to dictionary definition, to build means to construct, put together,strenghten, to increase, mold, create. it involves a doing process; putting together one piece at a time over a certain period. The word build is an action word. It is measured , evaluated and determined based on what we do.

Not only is building an action word, it is an activity carried out one step at a time. When we say we  build as women , wives and mothers we must ensure that this is reflected via our actions on a daily bases. Buildings don't just materialize by wishing or talking them into existence, they require a conscious and applied effort. The same is applicable in our marriages and our homes.

So,what actions are you taking and by actions I mean deliberate and conscious ones to build your marriage/home?

 What steps are you taking to ensure your home is a success?

It is often said (although I cant verify that claim) that women constitute the largest percentage of church goers as we are mostly praying for our husbands, children, marriages and so on. asking God for one miracle or the other.

While prayer is good , you must never forget the scripture that says "faith without works is dead" (James 2:14-17). God is a miracle working God, not a magician. Every miracle He ever performed required the effort, doing or in this case, the building of man.

---> when he was to part the red sea, he asked Moses to strech forth his rod

---> when he turned water into wine, he asked men to fill the jars with water

---->when he fed the 5,000 man provided 5 loaves of bread and two fishes

---> when Peter the only natural man to ever walk on water broke the world record, he needed to step out into the sea for the miracle to occur

STOP WISHING & START DOING!

What aspect of your marriage/home is falling apart? its probably because you are failing to build in that area. In as much as both parties (husband & wife) are a necessary equation needed to make marriage work, your mandate and my mandate is to build our homes and we require Gods wisdom for that.

I like the way Gills Exposition of the whole Bible puts it.

 "Every wise woman buildeth her house , not only by her fruitfulness as Leah and Rachael built up the house of Israel; but by her good houswifery, prudent economy, looking well to the ways of her household, guiding the affairs of her home with discretion, keeping all things in a  good decorum and bringing up children in the fear and admonition of the Lord"

To build is no easy task, but it is clear that ther are only two kinds of women; the wise ones and the foolish ones. Its also clear that only the wise ones can successfully build a home.Our prater daily htne should be that that God should grant us thw wisdom to build and do the right things in and for our marriages/homes.

No wonder the Bible says in Proverbs 31:11

"her husband trust her completly, with her he has everything he needs" NCV

" her husband puts his confidence in her and he will never be poor" GNT

No man will completly trust or put his confidence in a foolish woman who knows nothing but how to pull down, tear and destroy.

LET'S GET BUILDING!!!

Join us next week as we talk about the actions we need to take to build successfully.....

Eyitemi The Homebuilder

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