Values That Make Home…..A Sweet Home

Family rules. I saw this sign in my kids’ home, and I knew what I would post today. Family values. Those are their non-negotiables, and that’s what makes for a family who loves, shares and cares. VALUES — those specifics that define who we are and are the absolute non-negotiables in our lives.

When God made us, He planted within us certain things that we value deeply. They’re hardwired in our heart. Through our life experiences – from the environment we are raised in, the schools we go to, the friends we associate with, and the religious foundation we receive, God makes them clear to us. Those things are our CORE VALUES. King Solomon’s core value was wisdom, Mother Teresa’s was compassion, Nelson Mandela stood for equality and Pope Francis, his love and compassion for the poor. So the question is “What do we stand for? What are our values?”

Moses delivered God’s Ten Commandments on a tablet of stone and if those commandments were followed, the Israelites would experience God’s favor and blessings. Just imagine the blessings that would be on our families if we not only followed God’s Ten Commandments, but also the family values (non-negotiables) that we stood for in our homes and lives.

Perhaps it’s time to put a stake in the ground on behalf of our families and define those things that matter most to us and when we do, then we’ll be blessed in our homes and we’ll pass them on to our children and their children. Indeed it would be a HOME SWEET HOME.

Psalm 128:1 “Blessed are you who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways!”