OH, THE INCONVENIENCE
Today's reading: Ezekiel 36-38
"And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give a new, obedient heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command." Ezekiel 36:26-27 NLT
The 30 minute home improvement shows have done a huge disservice to the small town lumberyards like the one I work at.
In a short viewing segment, with commercials, I might add, a complete room, and sometimes home remodel, can be accomplished to the satisfaction of all involved--the homeowner, the contractor, the banker and the salesperson at the lumberyard sales counter.
The truth? It seldom happens without a glitch. It rarely comes off without a hitch. It almost never occurs without something being mis-cut, forgotten or getting broken. And let's not even talk about the budget. Or the inconvenience--oh, the inconvenience!
Those things are exactly what came to my mind when I re-read these verses this morning.
I have a tendency to believe that when God does a work in my heart, replacing sinful desires with godly ones, it will be a piece of cake.
Oh, it can be. He could do it that way. He could cause me to wake up one morning and all the old things I liked to do be completely gone from my heart and mind. But let's be honest, He allows me to build some sweat equity into the remodeling process.
Friend, let Him do His work in your heart.
Allow Him to finish His complete overhaul of your mind.
Give Him artistic license with His plans for your life from this day forward.
His budget is endless. His ways are above our own. His plans encompass far more than we could ever dream. The finished product He has in mind far surpasses anything we could dream up in our finite minds.
Endure the process. Do all He asks of you!
He allows a little inconvenience on my part in order that I might more appreciate the finished product.
