Faith Filled Family Magazine December 2016 | Page 46

we would be better spouses if we
had a better spouse. We base all
of our action on how someone
else treats us when the responsibility is on each per-son. When
both husband and wife commit
to peace then they will chase
peace at every cost. Sometimes
the cost is our pride of having it
our way.
“Search for peace, and work to
maintain it.” 1 Peter 3:11
We need to search
for peace, go looking for ways to keep
and maintain peace
in our homes. That
doesn’t mean we
have to agree on everything but we can
still remain in peace.
Peace leaves only
because someone
chooses to kick it
out of the equation. Peace sometimes requires some
searching or pursuing. It’s not always
visible or right in
your face and it may
take time to search
out but peace still
must remain your
priority. Your priority
isn’t being right or having it your
way but to keep peace in your
family and home. The scripture
also mentions it may take work.
That means effort is involved like
swallowing your pride instead of
letting your emotions be in control. Peace even when you feel
your opinion isn’t being heard. I
would rather have peace then to
have my way. Does this mean we
cave in or always give up? No,
we first have to believe that God

speaks when we can’t and that
He is in control. We also need to
know that timing is im-portant.
Maybe wait to revisit the conversation when neither of you are
heated. Always remind one another that the goal is peace and
be willing to hear each other. You
are on the same team!
Teaching our children first by example, then in their own lives.
Show your children that you may
disagree but we end in peace.
Help them find solutions instead

of walking away angry. Sometimes we send them to their
room and never finish the conversation. Once the cool down
happens be sure to follow up so
each child has a better understanding of how important peace
is in the home. Help them to
discover new ways of communicating and sharing their feelings when their emotions have
calmed. Teach them that peace
is the goal and that God lives

where peace exists. It’s never
too early to set the atmosphere
in your home.
Power In Numbers
When unity is in the home we
become stronger. Jesus said in
Matthew 18:19, “Again I say to
you that if two of you agree on
earth concerning anything that
they ask, it will be done for them
by My Father in heaven.”
“One can chase a
thousand, two can
put ten thousand
to flight.” Deuteronomy 32:30. It’s
easy to see that
combined faith has
more power than a
person’s individual
faith. There is power in numbers!
We can see in the
book of Acts that
power came as
they gathered in
One Accord! Unity
creates a place of
power and that kind
of power keeps the
enemy under our
feet where he belongs.
How different would our family holidays gatherings, family events and family home be if
we kept peace our purpose? It
would keep us from saying certain things that could pos-sibly
push out peace. It could keep
us from responding a certain
way because we chose peace
instead of sharing our piece of
mind. This holiday season pass
the pie but keep the peace.