Creating A Culture of Peace

Proverbs 17:1,14

         Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of
         feasting, with strife. Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
         so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Our family is going through the Young Peacemaker study material. The goal is to learn how to respond to conflict biblically and encourage a culture of peace in the family. The material begins with three profiles of responses to conflict: escape, attack, and work it out. Thus far we have identified the escapers and the attackers in our family and praying that we will learn to stand on the work it out part of the model.

Last night we spoke about God's design for the home to be a place of peace, cooperation, and support. So often that is not the case in our home. We also discussed that learning positive conflict resolution in the home is great preparation for having roommates in the future and ultimately living with your husband or wife. We are trying to create a peacemaking culture in our home that will make it a place of nurture and affirmation. Hopefully we can take that into all of our relationships.