Scripturally Speaking.....

One of the many blessings of building a house is having God's blessing on your home.  As for me and my house we shall serve the Lord at all times because and we are eternally grateful for such a time as this to build a home especially with such wonderful LOW interest rates.  With this in mind, I decided to cover our home with scriptures in each room along with some other positive affirmations. I saw a couple of bloggers inscribing scriptures in the wet cement which is a great idea and I saw a fellow blogger Stark Ravin Ravenna (Emrose) http://starkravingravenna.blogspot.com/2012/08/every-pict who wrote scriptures on the frames before the drywall and decided to follow her lead and took it a step further.  Both husband and I are reading this fantastic book called "Renovating Your Marriage Room by Room" which speaks to using the eight bricks to enhance, improve or rebuild the foundation of your marriage.  I took the eight bricks and recorded them throughout our home too.  The Bricks are:

Brick #1 - Nurturance - constantly pump new energy, new life daily
Brick #2 - Honor - see your spouse as God sees them, see their goodness
Brick #3 - Encouragement - daily say one encouraging word or practice an act of kindness
Brick #4 - Acceptance - love your spouse for who they are, NOT who you want them to BE
Brick #5 - Grace - love without demanding changes in your spouse, we all make mistakes
Brick #6 - Truth - always remember the truth of God's word
Brick #7 - Humility - think more of your spouse and less of yourself (this is powerful)
Brick #8 - Commitment - Song of Songs 2:16 "My beloved is mine and I am his" (remain loyal)

I have to admit since the Rome is large it did take some time to cover all 21 rooms of the house; however, both my husband and I enjoyed the experience.  I took pictures of all the locations and it's interesting because as I walk through the house I can remember the scripture behind the drywall.  For instance, as we walk up to the second level, it is inscribed on the wall in huge letters, BRICK #8 COMMITMENT and a scripture beside it.  I later went back to the house and put additional scriptures in  each room.  Should you desire to partake in this wonderful experience you can use one scripture, blessing or affirmation for each room and use scriptures that speak to the space of the room.  For instance, the grandchildren's bedroom have scriptures about children etc.  Of course, it is not necessary to record as many scriptures as I did; however one per room will suffice.  Enjoy placing a hedge of protection around your home.