I Will Be a Christian at Home

[Darryl Thompson]

I Will Be a Christian at Home 
     
 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is
not easily provoked, thinketh no evil. 1 Cor. 13:5  

     Much may be gained by self discipline in the home. . .
. Let each make life as pleasant as possible for the other.
Cultivate respect in the speech. Preserve unity and love.
Satan will have no power over those who fully control
themselves in the home.  

     We must have the Spirit of God, or we can never have
harmony in the home. . . . We cannot cherish home affection
with too much care; for the home, if the Spirit of the Lord
dwells there, is a type of heaven. . . . Everything that
would tend to mar the peace and unity of the family circle
must be repressed. Kindness and love, the spirit of
tenderness and forbearance, will be cherished. If one errs,
the other will exercise Christlike forbearance.  

     He who manifests the spirit of tenderness,
forbearance, and love will find that the same spirit will
be reflected upon him. . . . If Christ indeed is formed
within, the hope of glory, there will be union and love in
the home. Christ abiding in the heart of the wife will be
at agreement with Christ abiding in the heart of the
husband. They will be striving together for the mansions
Christ has gone to prepare for those who love Him. . . .
Tender affection should ever be cherished between husband
and wife, parents and children, brothers and sisters. . . .
It is the duty of everyone in the family to be pleasant, to
speak kindly.  

     A house with love in it, where love is expressed in
words and looks and deeds, is a place where angels love to
manifest their presence and hallow the scene by rays of
light from glory. . . . Love should be seen in the looks
and manners and heard in the tones of the voice. 

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     Self-control on the part of all the members of the
family will make home almost a paradise. 

>From My Life Today - Page 84