God’s love and peace should shine through in a Christian home. Building a home that is focused on Christ takes unwavering commitment, patience, and faith. How are we going to do this?Five Good Ways to Make Your Home More Like Heaven
1. Set aside time every day for devotions. Prayer and reading God’s Word are the foundation of a Christ-centered home. (“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD”; Joshua 24:15). First, make time every day for your family to pray and read the Bible together. It doesn’t have to be long; even short daily devotions can make the mood in your family better. Setting up this practice can help your family and your relationship with God grow.
2. Adopt Scriptural Decor: Use Bible verses and biblical topics to decorate your home. This makes your space look nicer and keeps God’s words in view, telling everyone of His love and promises.
3. Start having Godly conversations: Talk about your faith often. Talk about Bible readings, share your own faith stories, or think about church talks. These talks can help your family grow closer to their faith.
4. Do things together to show how much you love God. As a family, helping people in need or volunteering can teach you to be humble and thankful. 5. Develop Christian Hospitality: Be friendly to other people, like Jesus did. Your home can become a place of hope and friendship, showing the kindness of Christ, whether you host a Bible study, have friends over for dinner, or just listen to someone.
Dealing with Problems with Grace Remember that “quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry” (James 1:19) when things go wrong. If you and your family disagree, the first thing you should do is be kind and forgive. The Holy Spirit is the one who makes our homes really different. The Bible reading should happen every week as a family. In Psalm 119:105, the Bible is called a “guiding light.” It can help us live a life that shows God’s love.
It is possible to make our homes more Christ-centered by putting Godly things ahead of everything else. When we keep God in mind, our homes can become safe places where everyone can find peace, joy, and comfort.