🏡 Kingdom Family Devotional — Day 5

Day 5

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”

— Matthew 5:6

🔥 Cultivating Holy Hunger at Home

This verse reminds us that our deepest desires shape our lives. To hunger and thirst for righteousness is to long for God’s truth, holiness, and justice above all else. It’s not a casual interest—it’s a daily pursuit.

As a mother discipling older children, you have the opportunity to help them examine what they crave. Is it approval, entertainment, or ease—or do they long for a life that pleases the Lord? Your own hunger for righteousness becomes their example. Let them see you prioritize the Word, prayer, holiness, and obedience not as duty, but delight.

🕯 A Mother’s Role

Your children are nearing the age when their appetites are becoming their own. Use this season to train their tastebuds for righteousness. Speak often of God’s goodness, point them to Scripture when they’re hungry for answers, and live with a quiet joy that shows He satisfies.

📖 Talk About It:

• What does it mean to “hunger and thirst” for righteousness?
• Can we think of something we desire too much that might distract us from God?
• How do we train our hearts to crave what is holy?

🧱 Kingdom Practice

As a family, choose to fast from something this week (social media, snacks, screen time, etc.) and replace that time with something that feeds your spirit—reading a Psalm, journaling a prayer, or talking about a verse at dinner.

🙏 Prayer

Lord, give our home a hunger for what is right. Teach us to long for Your Word and Your ways more than anything this world can offer. Help me, as a mother, to model this hunger with joy and lead my children to find their satisfaction in You alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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