Scripture: Joshua 24:15, 1 Peter 3:8-9

• Have you ever noticed that how what is going on in your home has a huge impact on the rest of your life?
  • I’m guessing you:
    • weren’t expecting to be living like you are right now
    • missing out on so many things you were planning
    • A bit of tension
      
  • We all know this, when our home life is a mess, it impacts the rest of your life
    • Our emotional life is a mess.
    • Often our physical life is a mess.
    • We can’t sleep, we feel anxious, we feel unsafe.
  • But when our home life is going well, everything else goes better for us.
    • We can live into these other places
      
  • Your home is a sacred space
    • Every square foot of it is holy ground.
    • Every square foot we walk on everywhere is holy ground
    • If we are followers of Jesus, then everywhere we go we bring Jesus
    • Including your home
       
  • All of it is connected to God.
    • It is a place to become more like Jesus.
      
  • 1 Peter 3
    • “So that nothing will hinder your prayers…”
    • There is a direct connection between your
      • life at home and
      • your life with God
        
    • Our homes are not perfect
      • Our families are not perfect
      • We are not perfect
        
    • So, how do you and I as individuals have an impact on our home life?
      
    • Claim the Ground
      • Joshua 24
      • If serving the lord seems undesirable to you then choose who you will serve
      • But as for me and my family we will serve the Lord
        
    • Pray Every Day
      • Don’t grab phone first thing
      • Lord help us to have the peace to accept the things I can’t change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
        
    • Choose to Serve
      • Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble 9 Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.