This week we had work done on our home—we got new windows and had some of the old siding taken off of the front. Seeing that process take place sparked this idea about perspective. When the work was getting done on our house it looked like a mess with construction equipment everywhere, glaring pink insulation, gaping holes, plywood, saw dust, and not to mention three construction workers walking and climbing all over the place. What is funny is that this “mess,” this “worsening” state of my house, was actually helping it to reach a state of overall improvement; e.g. having new windows and siding.
A lot of times when people look at their lives, or look at other people’s lives, they see the mess, but they don’t see the purpose behind it. This week my family and I tolerated and actually welcomed the mess of construction in our home because we knew that, one, it would not be permanent; and, two, that there was a purpose behind it. And this is the same way we have to view a lot of the so called “messes” in our lives.
Don’t confuse what I’m saying; a lot of the messes in our lives have no business being there (just like a leaky roof doesn’t belong in house), but some messes are really just God’s construction work meant to build and form us into what we were meant to be. So please allow God to carry out the good work He began in you.
In that last statement, I made an allusion to Philippians 1:6, “He who began a good work in you shall complete it.”
But for those of you who do not know Jesus as Lord and Savior, God has not begun that good work in you because you have not welcomed Him into your life. Before the construction workers could begin working on my house, my parents had to make a decision to let them. It is the same way with us and God. God is the architect of life and He has an amazing plan and purpose for yours, but before He can begin construction on your life, you have to let Him. Make the decision to let God begin construction on your life today; it is the best and most important decision you can make (Go to the “I Believe” page to find out more).
Thank you for reading.
Be Blessed.
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