Imagine a condemned building. Dangerous. Unfit. Unusable. Have you ever felt that way?
Condemned?
At some point in your life, you may have been in a pit of despair. Perhaps dealing with a deep, dark depression that smothers you. Maybe your financial situation has been bleak at best and you felt as if there was no way out other than bankruptcy. Why are your children struggling with so many issues….what did you do wrong? These are a few things that can bring us to our knees. Too many times we go to our knees and forget to look up to the One who has created us. The One who knows everything about us from our past to our future, mistakes and all.
If Jesus was standing in front of that condemned building, I doubt very seriously that the thought of tearing the building down would even cross his mind. I like to believe that Jesus would be standing there with plans to “flip” that building! Not tear down, but renovate. Not dwell on the problem areas, but improve on what is already present. John 3:17 tells us that not only did the Father see us with all of our baggage, but He saw what we were each meant to be. More than what we can even sometimes see for ourselves. He saw someone He loved so much that He would send His only Son to die an excruciating death for us. God sent His one and only Son to heal us. To forgive us. And most importantly, to use us in ways we could never imagine.
Today I Am Thankful For:
1. a noisy ceiling fan
2. mini cupcakes
3. devout Bible Study ladies
4. magazines
5. ironing boards
