Rome wasn’t built in a day. Apparently neither was Solomon’s temple built for the Lord God of Israel.
There are some real precious verses in scriptures. The fact that it took seven years to build the great monument says much. It says that the best things come to those who wait. This is hugely reassuring especially in the challenges of life.
He was really struggling. He felt his 7 month pregnant wife was being too demanding. His two daughters also didn’t appear to appreciate his efforts. He wasn’t happy at work and he felt his church life was a joke. No one could get close to him or they might see the struggles and think less of him. His precarious psyche could not take the rejection.
What he was about to recognise was that there were those who discerned the struggles despite his best efforts to cover it with activity and earnestness. They could tell it was his coping strategy. It was only when he saw the futility of it, that they rallied around him and reassured him about the abundant grace of Jesus. In this he discovered just how he was a work being crafted and sculptured by God. He began to realise the work he had to do in his character was going to take time and conscious agreement to the work of the Spirit in making him a new man.
As long as he lived it, life would always be a project. Always important to respect the process and thank God for victory in the process. It was not neant to be easy, but the conscious awareness of God makes it worthwhile.
The growing conscious awareness, befitted tge fact that he was on a journey. A journey of discovery and excitement. But not often a journey that people reflected on to see how God’s pruning work made them much more effective.
It’s not always about being the finished article. It’s just as much about rejoicing in being God’s work in progress. And whatever God starts He will complete.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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