“But friends, that's exactly who we are: children of God. And that's only the beginning. Who knows how we'll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we'll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus' life as a model for our own.” -1 John 3:2 MSG
There is a house in Radford that I drive by often. I have always seen it as the perfect house. Not too big, on the friendly side of town and a nice Tuscan-blue color. It has always looked so welcoming and put together. In an odd way, driving by it has always given me a sense of comfort.
Today, however, I drove by the house seeking that few seconds of comfort it usually gives and for the first time ever, I had to stop my car. There was a man with a tool in his hand that was taking the siding of the house off one by one. He was in no rush and seemed to be so careful.
As I watched the man take his time with this house, two things hit me: 1. For the longest time, I have looked at that house and viewed it as perfect. Today, I realized that what I saw on the outside was not all that mattered. In order for that house to be remodeled, there was apparently something not right about it. Maybe those living in it are the only ones who can see the leaks and destruction on the inside. But it’s there. 2. That man—the one taking his time in order to do the job right—is like God in our lives. Sometimes, from the outside, we look perfectly fine. But God knows the leaks and destruction within us. And instead of leaving us (moving to a new “house”) He takes His time to mold us. Piece by piece, He allows His healing hands to form us into what we have been called to be. How if we just let Him, He takes our lives and transforms them.
But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? –Romans 9:20-21 MSG
May God remodel our hearts; that we may be able to move more closely with His spirit and in His will.
In His Love, Brittany Jade.
