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Build Your House: The Foundation - Part I

 

BUILD YOUR HOUSE: THE FOUNDATION -PART I

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

No human being exists on this earth that was not born to a woman.  Every woman that has brought a child into this world has the responsibility to build a good and solid foundation for those children. 

The passage does not refer to the four corners of the building itself.  The reference is to the spiritual home being the responsibility of the woman. 

Women’s role in the household has changed so much.  Women’s sole responsibilities in the home have traditionally been that of a homemaker.  Women were in charge of preparing meals, cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children.  Women and men are now sharing those responsibilities.

Many women are career oriented, working multiple jobs, and securing incomes to provide for the household.  Women are doing very well in the workforce and continue the fight for equality as well.

However, even though the roles have changed, women still have the responsibility to build their households, especially when associated with their spouse and children. 

So how does a woman build her household?

It is equivalent to building a physical home.  First and most importantly, women must have a solid foundation.  The foundation must be stable and capable of sustaining the extreme pressure that will come up against it.  If the foundation is not strong and is unstable, it can crumble or become divided. 

Women’s initial foundation is derived from their family and life experiences, their choices, and whatever foundation was set for them as children to adulthood.  These experiences can have a positive impact on the woman’s ability to build on a solid foundation.

We see the negative effects of unstable foundations within our community daily.  The Black community has been plagued with these issues that have increasingly deteriorated our communities because of the lack of concrete foundations.  We are seeing more adults dealing with emotional issues, childhood traumas, and the inability to maintain relationships. 

If your foundation is built with anger, resentment, pain, deceit, jealousy, denial, hate, unforgiveness, and more, it can be transferred to others.  This is where the name generational curse has been derived from within the Black community.  A woman, wife, and/or mother who holds on to these traits and doesn’t heal from the issues of the past, will carry them into the future and transfer them on to the family. 

A woman can’t build themselves, their spouses, or their children with a broken foundation.  When you identify that your foundation is not strong or broken, then you must do what it takes to repair it.  The foundation can be repaired and become solid. 

Don’t think it all is in your hands.  Yes, men have a responsibility too.  But as we know, we are only responsible for controlling ourselves and not others.  We must all do our part.  Your part is to make sure that your home is not broken and torn down.  Make sure that you are building and not tearing down. 

When it begins to get hard and you feel like giving up, remember

Philippians 4:8

“whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”

You can do this!  Stay strong Black woman.

Read our tribute to women on our Social Media pages, “On Your Way”.

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