Family

9 Ways to Build A Stronger and Better Family Life

April 23, 2018

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Bisi Adewale

There is no way you can make your family work if you do not acknowledge the headship of God. If God is not leading you, that home is heading for destruction. You need God more than anybody in that home; the more you stay before God, the stronger your home becomes. A prayerless home is the abode of the devil.

WHAT TO DO

If you desire to build a stronger and better home, then do the following:

Make God the head of your home– The man should know that he is not the real HEAD of that home; he is just the FIGURE HEAD. Everything you want to do in that house, do them in Jesus name; never allow self to have dominion over you, never give opportunity for the enemy of the Lord to have a say.
Husbands should love their wives as Christ loves the church– Do not love your wife as your father loved your mother or as Mr. James loves Mrs. James, but as Christ loves the church and gave Himself to her. (Ephesians 5:25-33)
Wives should submit as unto the Lord (Ephesians 5:22)- Do not submit as some women are doing, don’t submit as you do to your boss in the office, submit as if unto the Lord Jesus.
Be genuinely converted- Surrender your totality to God, embrace Him. Do not look back, live your life for God only. Be conscious of Him, don’t just allow Jesus to be your savior, make Him your Lord.
Live in righteousness (Isaiah 54:14)- Live for God, live a holy life, let go of all your sins. Run away from adultery, drunkenness, lying, stealing, anger, hatred, selfishness, lust, smoking, night crawling, and so on. Embrace the fear of God, embrace the path of righteousness; live to please God, live to serve Him. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the holy one is understanding” (Proverbs 9:13)
Build a good quiet time- Start your day with God, start your first couple of minutes with God. Spend at least one hour with Him daily before you go out. Invest your time in prayer, reading, studying and meditating on the word of God. If you don’t want stormy days, then start your day with a quiet time. Your quiet time is a good thermometer of your marriage. If your quiet time is losing quality, your spiritual life is sick.
Build a better prayer life: As a couple, rebuild your prayerless life. Build your prayer life individually, then learn to pray together. Make it your family tradition to take everything to God in prayer. Pray for each other; don’t be too busy to pray. Pray for everything- your love life, your marriage, a better understanding of each other, your sex life, your jobs, your spiritual life, your health, your temptations, your decisions, your children, your future, your finances and lots more. Pray, pray and pray. There is something about prayer- it brings people together; it builds intimacy between partners on one hand and between them and God on the other hand.