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“You also, like living stones are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” I Peter 2:5 (NIV)

Road trips – you either love or hate them. Me, I love them cause I get to eat “trip food “– you know the stuff I always avoid. Every time we stop for gas, I feel a hunger pain coming on – a need for some munchies – and it’s usually not for fruit.  On the flip side, road trips often land you right on the path of a “construction zone” now that’s definitely not my fave thing.  The speed drops, lanes are eliminated, traffic mushes closer together….and we creep like a snail.  Night or day  – crews make repairs, build new bridges and disrupt the flow of traffic for miles.

Have you ever felt like your life was a “construction zone?”  Our fast pace comes to a screeching halt.  Options are eliminated and we seem to be sidelined watching everyone else drive by – all the while wondering what’s God up to.

Hard place to be – that’s why God’s word reminds us that every detour or delay is part of His master construction plan.  Moment by moment, piece by piece He is building our lives into a spiritual house – holy, pure and acceptable.  He alone has mapped out a grand reconstruction. On the flip side, we probably won’t like it – it’s painful and hard.  Letting go of attitudes and actions, releasing old habits and heavy baggage doesn’t happen overnight.  But when we embrace God’s work and the plans He has for our lives, we are guaranteed to be moving in the right direction.

We can love it or hate it, but that won’t alter His divine work in our lives – God love us too much.  And He will work night or day to fashion our living, vibrant stones into a spiritual house reflecting God’s glory.

“Father, You are the builder and creator of our lives – I know we can trust You to complete the work You started within us.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life