Would you like to have a happy home? You cannot create a truly happy home by just altering the entertainment, or changing your schedules, or even by playing games together - although these are not bad ideas. But a truly happy home needs a new foundation and renewed relationships. In Ephesians God gives us five radical ideas for a happy home. The word "radical" comes from an old English word for "root", and radical change means changes in the foundational structure. In English we differentiate between the word "house", which refers to the building, and "home", which refers to the atmosphere of love and acceptance. If you want to have a strong house, you must have a good foundation. And if you want to have a strong home, you must also have a good spiritual foundation. Since God himself originally designed the family, he knows what is best, and how we can have truly happy homes. Let me encourage us all to commit our homes to the Lord, to forgive one another and to let his Spirit fill us so that we treasure and respect one another. – Pastor David Packer
