No matter the type of construction project, it's highly likely that nails, calk, and cement can be found in abundant supply. Each is vitally important to the project at hand yet they are often taken for granted. Nails and cement reinforce and hold things together. Calk is used to seal things together. It protects against and helps prevents erosion.
If we stop a moment and think about it, there are thing that happen in our own lives that serve to reinforce & hold together that which we value. Things that protect against and help prevent erosion of our own convictions. I have been reminded of this through a series of events and activities that have taken place in my life recently. Here are a few:
* The recent passing away of a mom & wife who was part of "soccer" family.
* One of my best friends since grade school had hip replacement surgery.
* A couple of family birthday parties.
* Re-connecting with friends from days gone by via facebook.
* This morning's Dash for Donations 5k run/walk. Thinking of my neighbor and
the family of Noah Maloney.
Each of these events and activities have in their own way served to re-inforce, hold together, protect and help prevent the erosion of the things I hold near and dear to my heart(Proverbs 3:5-6).
What are the nails, cement, and calk in you life? Have you taken them for granted? Have you considered where they come from? I encourage you to take a moment today to reflect upon these things. They will reinforce, hold together, protect and help prevent against those things that will seek to "mess" your life up!
BDE
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Behind the scenes
Have you ever watched a construction project from start to finish? In the beginning there is a lot of activity. From the dirt being moved, to the foundation being laid, the framing going up, the walls, the windows, the doors etc. All the stuff you can see going on. Then there is a period of time where you don't see the activity because the work going on has moved inside. It may appear that not much is going but in reality much is happening. That's the way it's been in my life the past 6 months.
I had a successful hip replacement surgery in February complete with a temporary filter being placed in my vena cava vein before surgery and then being removed afterwards due to blood clot concerns. Our daughter was in the hospital for 26 days in the month of April with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMA). This is a disease that effects her ability to eat sufficient amounts of food. Our son grew & matured leaps and bounds in school and on the soccer pitch. I completed my first year in my new line of work.
You might be asking what this has to do construction? Well, through these events and other "life stuff", I have become a stronger & wiser person. I have been humbled. I have learned that faith, focus, commitment, & consistency are key drivers to being successful. I have become less anxious and more content (Phil 4:6). I listen more and talk less. I've tried to become more patient. I have become a better husband, father, son, brother, and friend. I believe my life exhibits more of the "fruits of the spirit" (Gal 5:22) and less of the "world". I have discovered that my passion in life is the study and application of Apolgetics and in serving God. I depend more on God and less on myself.
God has used the events and other "life stuff" in my life to transform my heart. He has been working "behind the scenes" to make me useful and functional for His purposes. You see, though something may look complete on the outside it must be complete on the inside to be functional and useful. Will you consider allowing God to work "behind the scenes" in your life?
BDE
I had a successful hip replacement surgery in February complete with a temporary filter being placed in my vena cava vein before surgery and then being removed afterwards due to blood clot concerns. Our daughter was in the hospital for 26 days in the month of April with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMA). This is a disease that effects her ability to eat sufficient amounts of food. Our son grew & matured leaps and bounds in school and on the soccer pitch. I completed my first year in my new line of work.
You might be asking what this has to do construction? Well, through these events and other "life stuff", I have become a stronger & wiser person. I have been humbled. I have learned that faith, focus, commitment, & consistency are key drivers to being successful. I have become less anxious and more content (Phil 4:6). I listen more and talk less. I've tried to become more patient. I have become a better husband, father, son, brother, and friend. I believe my life exhibits more of the "fruits of the spirit" (Gal 5:22) and less of the "world". I have discovered that my passion in life is the study and application of Apolgetics and in serving God. I depend more on God and less on myself.
God has used the events and other "life stuff" in my life to transform my heart. He has been working "behind the scenes" to make me useful and functional for His purposes. You see, though something may look complete on the outside it must be complete on the inside to be functional and useful. Will you consider allowing God to work "behind the scenes" in your life?
BDE
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