"But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete." Luke 6:49(NIV)
Christmas day has come and gone and we as parents are now responsible for toy construction. If your children are a bit older you maybe blessed to no longer have to partake in this post holiday activity but I am sure you can relate with those of us who do. We must condition our minds, and pray for patience as we try to decifer the often vague, never clear, and mostly confusing instructions that come along with toys. Don't even get me started on the instructions that only seem to have pictures on them, what are you supposed to do with those?
As I prepare my own mind for the not so fun task of toy construction, I started to see the similarities of toy construction and life construction, and repair.
1) For instance, toys are usually packaged in a nice little box until we one day we dump all the pieces in order to start our construction. Much like the toys pieces we are housed in our mother's womb until we are birthed "dumped out" into the world and our life construction begins.
2) Although we have a picture on the outside of the box as an example of what the finished toy should look like the mess that comes out of the box never really looks like much of anything as it lays in pieces on the living room floor. Much like how we can sometimes find ourselves in a whirl wind of emotional chaos and confusion often times ending up in "pieces" on our living room floors.
3) One can negate from the instructions that are provided for proper toy construction and still end up with a "nice looking" final product, however, unless you follow the directions line by line the end result will never be as strong, or operate exactly as the toy creator intended. There is a guide that is available to us, 'The Holy Bible' the bible is God's instruction manual for our lives. We might "look nice" and can pass as "fully functional" but we will never reach our full potential or function within the purpose for which we are created until we read and follow the instructions line by line.
Some might ask how I can be so sure that following God's instruction will make their life better. To them I say "what do you have to loose?" You know how life can be if you don't read the instructions. I pose a challenge to read and follow God's word for 30 days see how your life can be changed.
As parents we are held responsible by God to teach our children how to become strong men and women of God and to instill in them the importance of God's word along with His instructions for their lives. How do we complete that task if we as parents aren't truly following it? Nobody is perfect and we all fall short but the more we study and apply God's word to our lives the more it consumes your heart.
Lets all agree to strengthen our study and become better "construction" workers starting today.
Heart Verses
Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his command always. Deuteronomy 11:1(NIV)
If you remain in me and my words remain in you ask whatever you wish and it will be given. John 15:7(NIV)
God Bless,
Spirited Parents
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Romans 10:9-11(NIV) - "If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.. For it is with your heart that you believe and you are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."
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