I read a verse a couple of weeks ago that I just keep thinking about: Proverbs 14:1 “A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.”

It really got me thinking about things I do to tear my house down. A bad attitude, a sense of entitlement, a lack of patience? All things that tear my house down. A cross word in itself isn’t going to tear the house Rafa and I are building down immediately, but each time I do it, I take a brick away from our foundation.

So what can I do to build our house? 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says to build each other up we need to encourage each other. Or 1 Corinthians 14:26 “…each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up.” My favorite is Colossians 3:15 “And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful”

I love the Colossians verse because it really boils down the ways to be unified (aka, build the house of Soriano). Know the peace that comes from Jesus and be thankful. Know the peace and be thankful. Peace and thanks. Building a house is a big task, but I know I can follow those instructions.

Speaking of houses…

We are looking at this house this weekend!!! Our mortgage is pre-approved and this house is on short sale – this could be the literal Casa de Soriano. Please pray that God would keep opening doors for us if this is the house for us! Pray that Rafa would continue to seek wisdom.