HOUSE

As long as I can remember I've been intrigued with houses. Playtime as a child would involve drawing house plans, paging through the JC Penney catalogue to find furnishings and gluing everything onto a large sheet of paper as if I knew by instinct what an interior design presentation was all about. Cast off furniture that had found a home in our basement became my playground as I would arrange and rearrange "rooms", creating environments for imaginary play. I would even enjoy building "houses" in the cornfields, bushes and woods around my home when I preferred to be out of doors. 


Someone once asked me, "If time and resources were unlimited, what would you dream of doing?" I knew the answer to that question right away. I wanted to purchase a big old HOUSE and renovate it room by room. I now perceive this dream to be at my doorstep. After approximately 4 restless years of dreaming, praying and asking God for direction, I discovered a HOUSE that caught my eye. It is not beautiful..yet. It is not functional...yet. It is not warm and inviting...yet. It is not even officially ours...yet. But I see potential; I have a vision; I have faith and energy to see it to completion.


As I ponder this HOUSE, in this season of my life, I am convinced there is more to it than meets the eye. It's not so much about acquiring a HOUSE...it is something that God is doing deep within me. A HOUSE can be defined as a dwelling place. As a Christian, my life (or heart) is a dwelling place of the Almighty God. He is the ultimate renovator. My heart is often not full of beauty...until He touches it. My life is often not very functional...until He fixes it. My attitudes and actions are not always warm and inviting towards others...until I allow Him to change me. And many times I don't give myself wholly to Him. But He sees my potential. He has a vision and plans for me and promises to bring it all to completion. Do I have enough faith to fall into His hands and trust Him? It is His work, not mine, that makes all things beautiful.


Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.  Psalm 127:1 Lord, as I engage in the renovation of this HOUSE, I ask that you would teach me and renovate me by the work of your Holy Spirit.


I welcome you to join me on this HOUSE journey...

Here she is!