House of Cards: Week 5 | “As for Me and My House” — Living What We’ve Built
“As for Me and My House” — Living What We’ve Built
There’s a powerful moment when you receive the keys to a new house. Excitement fills the air—dreams of how life will unfold in that space. But then the weight of it hits: We don’t just get to move in—we have to live in it. The same is true spiritually. We’ve spent weeks talking about building our homes on the foundation of Jesus. Now comes the harder question: How will we live in what we’ve built?
Joshua 24:15 is more than wall art—it’s a declaration of spiritual direction. Joshua doesn’t ask the people how they feel about God. He calls them to choose: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” It’s a line in the sand. Not just public leadership—but private conviction. Not just Sunday allegiance—but weekday obedience.
The truth is, every home already has a tone. And that tone is teaching our family something. It’s shaping what we celebrate, what we stress about, and what we think matters most. And whether we’ve realized it or not, some of us have built our homes around idols.
We don’t typically call them that—but they’re there. Idols of comfort, success, image, and control. Things that were never meant to carry the weight of our hope—but we’ve let them anyway. They’ve become non-negotiables. We’ve built our schedules, our emotions, even our family culture around them. And slowly, unintentionally, we start serving things we never meant to bow down to.
But here’s the good news: Jesus doesn’t just forgive idolaters—He frees them. He didn’t die to help us perform better—He died to set us free. The cross breaks the power of every false savior. He’s not asking for a cleaned-up version of your family. He’s offering a better King.
So how do we respond?
Start by naming the idols that need to go. Not in shame—but in honesty. Ask the hard question: What have we built our home around that isn’t Jesus? Then, as a family, write a simple “house rule” that declares who you are and what you value in light of the gospel. Something like:
“In this house, we live by grace—because we’ve been loved by Jesus.”
“In this house, we tell the truth and speak with kindness.”
“In this house, we show up for each other—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.”
Let it reflect your response to Jesus—not your attempt to impress Him. Put it on the fridge. Pray it. Talk about it. Live it. Let the gospel set the tone in your home—not religious pressure, but real presence. Because what our homes need most isn’t polish—it’s grace. And what our families need most isn’t more rules—it’s to see what it looks like when Jesus is in the center.
As for me and my house? We’re done chasing things that keep letting us down. We’ve found something better. His