Welcome to episode 2 of 5 in our Summer Series called, Cultivating a Spiritual Growth Environment in Your Home.

One of the most frequent questions we're asked is how we maintain a spirit of peace as a family of five and all we have going on. "How do you carry such calm in your interactions with each other?" wrote one long-time listener. To begin, peace doesn't come without a fight.

In this episode, we talk about practical ways you can war for and cultivate peace in your home. 

We talk about: 

• Why our bodies feel safer in chaos than peace
• Specific ways to consecrate your home and use prayer as your greatest weapon in the war for peace
• How to take dominion over what God has given you
• Keeping short accounts of sin in our lives
• Playing the long game when seeing the day-to-day overwhelm

This series comes with a pdf workbook / discussion guide to go along with all five episodes (found in show notes below). You can use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content.

Show Notes:
Download the free workbook / discussion guide for the Summer Series. https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup

Order a copy of the Famous at Home book:
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John Eldredge's Daily Prayer (Head of Household)
https://wildatheart.org/pray

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Watch this episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/MyzmAb20Xrg

Time Stamps: 
0:52 Introduction 
3:10 Why we use the words fighting and peace together
7:15 Defining peace
10:05 Peace according to Philippians 4
14:20 Why we feel safer in chaos than we do in peace
17:54 The spiritual and real life implications of not warring for peace in the here-and-now
21:05 How it looks practically to war for peace
23:10 How to make decisions for peace and walk in Jesus’ authority
27:05 Prayers to pray to war for peace in your home
30:36 Practical ways to pray and war for peace in your home 
42:30 Keep short accounts of sin in your life
43:20 Playing the long game for your soul