**Instruction for Households | Pastor Desiree Corral**
What does it look like to live out our new life in Christ in the places that matter most? In this message, **“Instruction for Households,”** Pastor Desiree Corral walks through Colossians 3:18–25 and explores God’s instructions for marriage, parenting, and the workplace.
As believers, our faith is not meant to remain inside the church—it should shape the way we love, serve, lead, submit, forgive, parent, and work. Pastor Desiree explains that God’s design for the family is rooted not in value or ability, but in His divine order. Wives are called to submit to their husbands, husbands are called to love their wives with self-giving, Christ-like love, children are called to obey their parents, and parents are challenged to raise their children without provoking or discouraging them.
The message also challenges us to view our work differently. Whether we are employees, supervisors, students, or serving in another capacity, **whatever we do should be done wholeheartedly as unto the Lord.** Our workplace can become a mission field when we recognize that we ultimately serve Christ.
Above all, Pastor Desiree reminds us that none of this can be accomplished through self-reliance. We need the Holy Spirit to transform our attitudes, motives, relationships, and responses. As Colossians 3 reminds us, we are called to clothe ourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love.
**Your home matters. Your relationships matter. Your work matters. And everything we do is an opportunity to please the Lord.**
**Scripture:** Colossians 3:12–13, 18–25; Ephesians 5:25; 1 Peter 3:7; Ephesians 6:9.