JUST WATCH AND PRAY

As home keepers, our eyes must always be on our homes and our knees must be busy in prayer. Jesus counseled his disciples to watch and pray seeing that the time they were in was very challenging and that they will need God’s grace to overcome. We are in challenging times and we need to be super-watchful at home.

What does ‘watch’ mean? It means:

• To look at or observe attentively
• An act or instance of carefully observing someone or something over a period of time

We need to observe things carefully and pay much attention to what happens in our homes. One thing is being available to see and the other is carefully paying attention to what goes on when we are right there at home. Know exactly what happens from when your family members wake up till when they sleep. Check on the children even while they are sleeping.

Concerning the woman of proverbs 31, the bible says ‘she carefully watches everything in her household’ - Proverbs 31:27. The good news is that God gives his daughters grace to watch over the home. The issue is: Are we walking in that grace? Every daughter of God has the Spirit of God. The Spirit of God can help you uncover the deepest secrets; He knows all things because He searches the mind of God. Many disasters, disappointments, troubles etc. will be averted if we depend on the Holy Spirit to run our homes. When we watch, we will nurture great potentials in our spouses and children and we will stop the mouth of lions from devouring us.

What can help us watch our homes?
• In this season of prayer and fasting, ask the Holy Spirit to fill your heart and reveal himself more to you
• Study the word of God – it naturally makes your heart more inclined to Gods counsel
• Be available to see what is actually going on in the home. Make spending time with the family a priority for 2014
• Pay attention to the things you see, don’t just sweep them under the carpet.
• Pray unceasingly about what you observe, take advantage of this season of prayer

As we do this, the good Lord will overtake our homes and establish us as more than conqueror in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen

-By solid rock pple.