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It’s been about 9 months that we have lived in our first home. When we moved in we put in new flooring, painted and moved in all of our stuff. Since then we have redone the sprinklers, added some ceiling fans and hung some art on the walls. I am learning though that there is always something that needs to be done. Aside from what we want to do the air filter needs to be changed, the grass needs to be watered and mowed and there is endless cleaning! And with future plans to redo both bathrooms and add a walk-in pantry to the kitchen I could not help be feel a little over whelmed with all the work.

In my reading of John 1 this week I connected the idea that I am God’s dwelling place. And much like our first home when God moved in, well there had been a previous owner who had different taste. So he laid his foundation and He is beginning to turn his home in my heart into a dream home. I am learning to let him do whatever he feels needs to be done. No matter if it’s painting the outside of his house and me dealing with a modesty issue, him changing what is on the walls and what I put into my thoughts, or even adding a room so he can expand my love for others. No matter what it is, I want to be his dream home.

Yet aside from the paint, and drywall he has planned over the many years ahead; what I am mostly concerning my self with are those maintenance issues, those daily cleaning to-do’s. What needs to be swept out of my heart, what filter or light bulb needs to be replaced and how much my will and the denying of it is the catalyst to the success of those tasks. And ALL the cleaning!
It’s awesome and critical to have a strong foundation! But once that is in place, it’s solid and it will not move. But the house can still need a lot of repair and all houses need upkeep.

Lord make me and keep me your dream home, dwell in my heart and make it into a place you love to call home!