As I was praying over my heart of the staff post for this month God kept steering my mind towards the remodel. Standing alone in the empty basement after the last workday was over, He reaffirmed it to me.
I stood there and thought about the process we had been through the previous few weeks and all the prep to get ready for the remodel to begin. I had snapped a couple of pictures with my phone and as I looked at them again later that night four words came to mind….sort, store, donate and discard. God began showing me how those words applied to me.
Sort…. What do I need to allow God to show me about my motives, attitudes, and actions? Am I willing to allow God to reveal what is really within me?
“Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.” Ps 139:23-24
Store…. What am I keeping in my heart and mind? Am I clinging on to the correct things? I need to fill my mind and heart with His Word. I need to cling to His promises and the truths that He has been faithful to show me in my life.
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” 2 Tim 3:16-17
Donate… This was a big one for me. Am I listening to God for what I need to give to others? More than just material things…. Am I allowing Him to use the things He has brought me through to minister to others? Those hard lessons and painful valleys…God wants to use those things to build character in me…. But it is not just for my own good but so I can pour into the people He brings into my life.
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:3
Discard…. What does He want me to let go of? What have I made into a high place and taking the attention away from Him? This is a struggle at times because sometimes even good things can turn into things that are not beneficial for me. He alone deserves all the praise and worship in my life…anything that keeps that from Him is an idol for me.
“Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.” Psalms 51:7-8
I know that my heart and life need a good remodel. If I want to be the woman God is calling me to be, I must be willing to do the prep necessary for the remodel begin.
“And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Phil 1:6