Psalm 89:26
He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’
God chose the role of Father and gave it to Himself before anyone else. This sacrifical role is something our society has failed to see value in. If this is a position, a title God bestowed upon Himself, there must be honor and an authority bestowed to each man who holds this position in his home.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Under Construction
What is the busiest room in your house? Ours is the kitchen. For as small as it is, it sure works hard. We revamped our kitchen several years back, when Jack was just a toddler. Our cabinets were a mess, our fridge was in our living room for a few days and it was all paper plates all the time. Come to think about it, its still all paper plates all the time. That's besides the point.
Its not easy dealing with renovations. There is a lot of labor on our part, countless hours of work. And while we work on renewing our spaces, they don't quite work to their full potential. Like a fridge in the living room, or missing appliances, counters, sinks, you just can't fully function and use the space the way it was created to be used.
A little over a year ago, God gave me a dream of Him remodeling a bathroom. I literally saw His hands restoring a bathroom. He was making it better, making it new. That is a big reason why my blog is titles "Daily Restoration." God needs to be able to restore us daily, we need to allow the Spirit to change the appliances and counter tops when He sees fit. We should be always changing and moving with the Spirit. The little changes are difficult to work around(like painting walls), but its only a small hindrances in our functionality and are thankfully quick work.
But then there are times in our lives when God does a major overhaul. He guts the house, rips out the toilets, and the plumbing. This is when we find it very difficult to use the house of God the way He made it. This is usually when we start asking God if we are any use at all. "What is my purpose? I have no use." Just as a house that is under major restoration, is not very functional in it original purpose. There are times when we are under God's construction, that we will not be used in our gifting or purpose.
This is only for a time. Usually construction ends with celebration, and great joy, and a long nap. When God restores us, we will be brought back better than before, and with greater purpose, and better function. Because when God restores His house, He won't just make it look like it used to, He will make it better!
Its not easy dealing with renovations. There is a lot of labor on our part, countless hours of work. And while we work on renewing our spaces, they don't quite work to their full potential. Like a fridge in the living room, or missing appliances, counters, sinks, you just can't fully function and use the space the way it was created to be used.
A little over a year ago, God gave me a dream of Him remodeling a bathroom. I literally saw His hands restoring a bathroom. He was making it better, making it new. That is a big reason why my blog is titles "Daily Restoration." God needs to be able to restore us daily, we need to allow the Spirit to change the appliances and counter tops when He sees fit. We should be always changing and moving with the Spirit. The little changes are difficult to work around(like painting walls), but its only a small hindrances in our functionality and are thankfully quick work.
But then there are times in our lives when God does a major overhaul. He guts the house, rips out the toilets, and the plumbing. This is when we find it very difficult to use the house of God the way He made it. This is usually when we start asking God if we are any use at all. "What is my purpose? I have no use." Just as a house that is under major restoration, is not very functional in it original purpose. There are times when we are under God's construction, that we will not be used in our gifting or purpose.
This is only for a time. Usually construction ends with celebration, and great joy, and a long nap. When God restores us, we will be brought back better than before, and with greater purpose, and better function. Because when God restores His house, He won't just make it look like it used to, He will make it better!
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