“Romeo, I take you to be my lawfully wedded husband. Before these witnesses I vow to love you and care for you as long as we both shall live. I take you, with all your faults and strengths, as I offer myself to you with all my faults and strengths. I will help you when you need help, and turn to you when I need help. I choose you as the person with whom I will spend my life.”
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What a good idea it is to pronounce blessings on your house from the very beginning. It is also wonderful to renew that blessing year after year for as long as you reside there. Blessing a house (or an apartment or wherever you live) is simply taking the authority over it that belongs to you and dedicating it to the Lord. It is inviting the Spirit of God to come and everything else to leave.
In the Old Testament there is a story of the blessing that came to a man and his household because the Ark of the Covenant was left in his yard for several months after it had been in captivity by the Philistines. (See 2 Samuel 6 for the full story)
“Now it was told King David, saying, ‘The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.’” (Verse 12) Anywhere the Ark resided, blessings abounded. That is because the Ark contained the very presence of God. Where God’s presence is, there is blessing and hope. When we bless our homes we make room for God to take up residence in every room and over all possessions.
Your house blessing will be on the basis of your rightful authority over your own dwelling. When you moved in, someone put some keys to the house in your hand. YOU determine anyone additional who will have a key. Spiritually you also determine who has access. Joshua said; “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15) If your heart is in agreement with that statement, a house blessing is a great confirmation.
Invite your family and friends over this season and include them in this blessing. If you would like Still Moment to provide this service for you, please give us a call at 281.532.5183
Happiness is the Journey!
“Since I have found you, Romeo, I have found a new life. The decision to commit to share that life with you is one I make happily and with full confidence in our love, secure in the knowledge that you will be my constant friend, my faithful partner in life, and my one true love. On this special day, I give to you, in the presence of all these witnesses, my pledge to stay by your side, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, as well as through the good times and the bad. I promise to love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress, encourage you to achieve all of your goals, laugh with you and cry with you, grow with you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live”
“I, Juliet, give to you, Romeo, a new promise and yet not so new; a new wife, and yet not so new; and a new affirmation of love from the heart that has loved you for years and will love you for as many more as God allots to it.”
