Family's Ten Commandments

Hey Ladies,

I posted this on our group a while back, and I thought I should share it on the blog so that we could easily access it.

Found at http://www.christianbook.com/commandments-for-our-family-framed-print/pd/022870

Our Family's Ten Commandments

I. We will seek and worship only the Lord our God.
Great is the Lord and worthy of praise... one generation will commend His works to another; they will tell of His mighty acts. Psalm 145:3a,4
II. We will make our family a priority.
Seek first God's will in our family and the other things will come as He desires. From Matt. 6:33

III. We will speak to one another with kindness and love.
Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a kindly word spoken. From Proverbs 25:11

IV. We will worship the Lord together and keep the Sabbath day holy.
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For He is our God... Psalm 95:6-7a

V. We will honor each member of this family as God's special gift.
Live in harmony with one another; love, be sympathetic, compassionate and humble... bless one another so that you may inherit a blessing. 1 Peter 3:8-9

VI. We will encourage each other with words, attitudes and actions.
...Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ has forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32

VII. We will be faithful to the ideals and values of our family.
Two are better than one... if one falls down, the other can help him up. A cord of three strands is not easily broken. From Ecclesiastes 4:9-10,12b

VIII. We will not take joy from one another.
Above all things put on love, which holds everything together in perfect harmony. Colossians 3:14

IX. We will speak the truth in love.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14.

X. We will be grateful and content with the blessings God has bestowed on our family.
Learn to get along happily whether you have much or little... for we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Philippians 4:11,13

In Deuteronomy it talks about how we should obey God's word and "Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates" (deut 11:18-20)

I am going to post these on our fridge as a friendly reminder of how we are treating each other.