Christian Homemaking: Simple Steps to Build a Faith-Filled Routine
Discover how to create a Christian homemaking routine that brings peace, purpose, and faith into your daily tasks. This guide offers practical tips for every Christian homemaker to honor God through their homemaking efforts.
Elisabeth Elliot once said, being a woman doesn’t make me a different kind of Christian, but being a Christian makes me a different kind of woman.
Being a Christian woman means that I should desire to do everything I can to honor God. Whether He calls me to be a missionary is a foreign country, or to keep a tidy home that’s welcoming for my husband.
A Christian homemaker sees her home as a calling from God. Christ-centered homemaking is far more important than cooking, cleaning, and meal planning.
For Christian women, home is our mission field where we serve God by caring for our families. Home is a place of refuge, and it’s up to us to make it that place our families love to come.
What Is Christian Homemaking?
Our role as homemakers is a beautiful opportunity to reflect Christ’s love within the walls of our homes.
It’s not just about keeping a tidy space or having dinner on the table—it’s about cultivating an atmosphere that nurtures faith, joy, and peace.
A Christ-centered homemaking routine allows us to serve our families in a way that glorifies God and brings order to our daily lives.
When we strive to keep Christ at the center of life, we must also keep Him at the center of our homes as well.
To do that, we need faith-filled routines that help us keep our minds on Christ, even in the mundane tasks of homemaking.
How to Create a Christian Homemaking Routine
It’s easy to fall into habits of discontent and even boredom at home. But we can learn to enjoy homemaking when we learn that we are doing everything for God.
Even the smallest tasks are important when we see them through the lens of serving the Lord.
These steps will help you build a Christian homemaking routine that you enjoy and honors God.
1. Start with a Foundation of Prayer
The heart of a Christ-centered home begins with prayer. Before jumping into cleaning, organizing, or cooking, start your day with time in prayer
The best days start with seeking God’s guidance for the tasks ahead. This aligns your heart with His purpose and reminds you that every small act of service is an opportunity to glorify Him.
Morning Prayer Routine Ideas:
- Pray for wisdom and strength to manage the day’s responsibilities.
- Offer your homemaking efforts to God as a form of worship.
- Pray specifically for each family member, asking God to bless them and guide you in serving them well.
Incorporating prayer into your daily homemaking not only gives you the strength to serve but also helps you focus on the spiritual purpose behind your tasks.
Even a simple prayer while washing dishes or folding laundry can make those moments meaningful.
Scripture to Reflect On: “Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.” (Colossians 3:23, KJV)
Related: How to Pray More with a Simple Written Prayer List (+printable template)
2. Create a Daily Bible Reading Habit
Just as we feed our families physically, we need to nourish ourselves spiritually. Set aside time each day to read God’s Word
I’ve found that starting my day with Jesus is a vital part of my day. If that doesn’t work for you, take a break sometime in the day.
We often say, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” But the truth is, we cannot fill our own cup. We need quiet time with God every day so that He can pour out His love, grace, and peace through us.
Having God’s Word on your heart as you go about your day will encourage you to carry out your tasks with grace and love.
Tips for Daily Bible Reading:
- Choose a Scripture plan that aligns with homemaking, faith, or family.
- Keep a small devotional book or Bible in your kitchen to read while cooking or cleaning.
- Set a daily alarm as a reminder to take a Bible-reading break.
Incorporating scripture into your routine will help center your heart on Christ throughout the day, giving you patience and peace as you work through your to-do list.
Scripture to Reflect On: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105, KJV)
3. Focus on Servant Leadership
As homemakers, we have the privilege of serving our families with a heart of humility and love. Being a servant probably isn’t what most of us had in mind when we said, “I do.”
But being a servant to our families gives us an opportunity to live like Jesus. He was the ultimate Servant, never feeling Himself too important to serve.
Approach each household task—whether it’s laundry, cooking, or cleaning—as an opportunity to lead by serving. Remember, the small acts of service are often the most impactful.
Your kids will see you and learn to follow.
Practical Ways to Serve with Joy:
- Perform a daily chore, such as making your children’s beds, while praying for their day.
- Cook meals with love, considering how each dish nourishes both body and spirit.
- Serve with a joyful attitude, knowing that you’re caring for your family in a way that reflects Christ’s love.
By focusing on servant leadership, your homemaking becomes more than a to-do list; it becomes a ministry of love and care.
Scripture to Reflect On: “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45, KJV)
4. Set Intentional Homemaking Goals
Being a homemaker requires you to be the ultimate multi-tasker. You’re the cook, laundress, housekeeper, chauffer, nurse, babysitter, teacher and more.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the many tasks you need to do each day. Creating specific, Christ-centered goals for your homemaking routine can help you focus on what really matters. Setting intentions based on serving God and your family will make your tasks more meaningful.
Examples of Christ-Centered Homemaking Goals:
- Keep a tidy home as a reflection of peace and order, not perfection.
- Plan and prepare meals with gratitude for God’s provision.
- Declutter and organize spaces to create a calm environment where your family can thrive.
Your goals don’t have to be grand—keeping them simple and attainable will allow you to experience joy in the daily routine while still living with joy.
Scripture to Reflect On: “Let all things be done decently and in order.” (1 Corinthians 14:40, KJV)
5. Make Time for Rest and Reflection
Homemaking is an ongoing responsibility–a twenty-four-hour job. But rest should be a vital part of the routine.
Just as God calls us to work diligently, He also invites us to rest in His presence. Taking time to rest allows you to recharge physically, mentally, and spiritually.
The only way to renew your strength is to have a time of rest.
Ways to Include Rest in Your Homemaking Routine:
- Set aside a few minutes each afternoon to reflect on the day, pray, or enjoy a quiet moment with a cup of tea.
- Make Sunday a day of rest, focusing on family time and worship rather than chores.
- Create a space in your home where you can retreat for a few moments of solitude and prayer.
By honoring God’s design for rest, you can avoid burnout and maintain the energy needed to care for your family.
Scripture to Reflect On: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28, KJV)
Homemaking as Worship
Your role as a homemaker is a ministry in and of itself, a daily opportunity to serve and worship the Lord. By creating a Christ-centered homemaking routine, you can transform the ordinary tasks of life into extraordinary acts of love and faith.
Serving God with joy in your home is hard. In fact, it’s downright impossible. It’s wonderful to know that when God gives you a task, He doesn’t force you to do it on your own. He will give you the strength to do the work.
Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Remember, homemaking isn’t about perfection. It’s about creating a home where Christ’s presence is felt, where peace and love abound, and where each task is done with a heart that seeks to glorify God.
Embrace this calling with joy, knowing that your work, however small it may seem, is valuable in God’s eyes.
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