Ministry Begins at Home

Ministry Begins at Home

But if any provide not for his own, and specifically for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 1 Tim 5:8

Ouch! As I read this scripture, the Holy Spirit pointed out to me that my focus in life has been in every direction except my home. I put a lot of time into both work and ministry. Neither one of those are bad things except I found that I placed them above my home life and my husband. Essentially I was saying that showing love to others is more important than showing love at home. I realized that doing outward things or things that others noticed brought a lot more satisfaction to me. I began to wonder why.

Soon after I began to think about this, Galatians 1:10 came to mind. Am I seeking to please man or to please God? Well, I had been looking to gain approval or acceptance from man!! Wow. I realized that my drive to do both work and ministry was to prove that I was someone important and in the mean time my husband was getting displaced by my desire to prove myself. Talk about misplaced priorities! Thank God for his loving kindness in showing me the areas in my life that don’t line up with His word.

So, let’s show some TLC to those that live under the same roof as us.

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