Peace is a state of calmness, quietness, restfulness, and absence of disturbance or war. Creating this sense of calmness and restfulness in the home starts with each partner loving each other. However, maintaining peace requires much work and tasks so that the love can continue to thrive in the family.
Maintaining peace in the home affect the well-being of both partners, even that of the children. A home filled with peace will support the financial growth, emotional healthiness, psychological wellbeing, and even spiritual unity of every member of the family.
Your home should be a place of shelter from the heat and the storm of the outside world, both for you and your spouse. This is one of the major reasons you need to keep your home constantly at peace. We all go through a lot of stress every day and returning to an environment filled with love and tranquility can be a significant stress reliever.
Another reason you need your home to be at peace is so that the Holy Spirit can work in your home. The Holy Spirit wants to abide with you continually, he wants to go through everyday activity with you. Although he lives in your heart, he also wants to live in your home.
You can save your marriage from divorce by maintaining the peace of God in your home.
Here are some tips to maintain peace in your Home
Colossians 3:13 Berean Study Bible
“Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
1. Bear with your partner. To bear means to endure, tolerate, stand with, put up with. This is not that you are enduring your marriage. It only means that you recognize and accept the uniqueness of your partner and the difference that you both have. This is why God created you as male and female. Identifying your unique differences will help you to lead a peaceful life.
2. Forgive Your partner. Consistently forgive your partner of any fault you have against him. This is not because he asked for your forgiveness but because you love the Lord and you desire a peaceful home. Do you need a relationship coach? click here
3. Avoid criticism or pointing of the finger.
Romans3:10 KJV
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”
Don’t be quick to criticize or to Judge your partner when he/she is at fault. Anyone can be caught up in a fault because there is not a perfect person. Do not talk down to your partner because of his fault, rather, correct and speak the truth in love.
4. Be selfless. Don’t be selfish.
Proverbs 18:1 CEV
“It’s selfish and stupid to think only of yourself and to sneer at people who have sense.”
Selfishness is acting in a way that seems favorable to you only, at the expense of others. Think of you to please your partner before yourself. God wants you to lead a selfless life because you will do good to yourself as well. Always consider your words and actions if they will benefit your partner before you act. Find out your partner’s love language and start speaking it to increase peace in your home.
5. Be Truthful
Hebrews 4:13 CEV
“Nothing is hidden from God! He sees through everything, and we will have to tell him the truth.”
If you desire a home filled with the peace of God, you must constantly speak the truth in all situations. Speaking the truth will improve the trust and confidence level of your partner towards you. Let no element of falsehood be found in you. You should constantly and consistently speak the truth in love.
6. Be gentle
Philippians 4:5 Amplified version
“Let your gentle spirit [your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience] be known to all people. The Lord is near.”
Being aggressive in words and actions is a trigger factor of Anger. Therefore, you must be gentle in spirit. A soft answer turns away wrath… Proverbs 15:1.
Developing a gentle and quiet spirit will help you become a woman of virtue.
The bottom line
Do you desire the Holy Spirit and his works in your home? Seek to maintain a peaceful home environment. A prophetic instruction can save your marriage from the shipwreck.
Is the peace of your home currently under attack by the devil or your heart is unrestful? Seek prayers and counseling today.
