Location! Location! Location!

I think we can all agree that buying a new house can sometimes be a bit overwhelming.  First, the location has to be right.  Then the price has to be right.  Then comes all the details - the size, number of rooms, curb appeal, etc.  But what about when you find the "perfect" house, but it's not so perfect?  It needs new paint, new light fixtures, upgraded appliances and so much more.  I mean, you see the potential of what it could be, but it's going to take some work.

That's where I was in my house search.  I was looking to downsize as my son heads off to college when I found the "not-so-perfect" perfect house.  The location was perfect!  I just loved the community it was in.  As a matter of fact, the house actually looked great from the outside, but the inside was another story.  I would need the entire house painted on the inside, new kitchen appliances, new light fixtures, and the wood stairs refinished.  In addition to that, an inspection revealed things that I could not see with my eye.  But the house had so much potential and character.  I saw what it could be.

So as I thought about whether or not I wanted to do all the work, I thought about my spiritual house...AKA, my life.  What if God was using this house to show me all the places inside of me that need a little work.  Some places needing repair and other places needing to be made brand new.  I thought about all the potential of what God sees in me, if I would just let Him do the work.  I thought about times when I was (and still am) far from perfect, yet He saw how I could be "one of the best houses on the block" if I surrendered to His workmanship.

You see, my friend, even though we might have great curb appeal, He knows what's really going on on the inside.  But even in spite of that, He knows how to "remodel" us into the best versions of ourselves.  We just have to let Him in and give Him complete control.  So before we allow our current circumstances to condemn us, understand that God can reveal value in areas we never could have imagined possible, if we would just get in alignment with His will.  Being in the will of God is still the best place to be in order to realize our true potential.  Location!  Location!  Location!  Give Him the keys and say "yes" to His plans today.

For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,  

which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

Love Always,

Shy

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Coffee?

If you are a serious coffee drinker, then you understand the importance of all the details being just right.  The right brand of coffee.  The right kind of creamer.  The right temperature.  And even the right mug.  I have four different brands of coffee in my cabinet right now plus 3 different creamers in the fridge and a powdered creamer in the cabinet all from when my six sisters visited me.  Everybody's cup of coffee had to be just right in order for them to enjoy it.  No two were the same, yet each cup met a different need perfectly.  It's amazing how one persons idea of "just right" is so much different than another person's idea.  

That reminds me of how God gave each of us very special and unique gifts and talents according to what He purposed us to do AND who He intended us to touch with those gifts.  Like a perfect cup of coffee, no two of us are the same.  We may have things in common, but God has poured very unique gifts into each of us.  We each experience Christ in a different way just as those who come in contact with us can experience Him through us in a different way.  Maybe, just maybe, God wants us to use our unique gifts in someone's life  who will experience Christ through you in a way that only you can share Him.  Maybe you're someone's perfect cup of coffee once you stir up your gifts.  

Maybe you share Christ through song - a perfect cup for someone who connects with God through music.  Maybe you share Christ through service - a perfect cup for someone who needs to know they matter.  Maybe you will share Christ though humor - a perfect cup for someone who needs to be uplifted.  

No matter how different our gifts and how we share Christ, it's the perfect cup for someone who experiences Him just the way you allow Him to be poured out through you.  So stir up the gifts that have been poured into you and be someone's perfect cup of coffee today!

Stir up the gifts of God! 2 Timothy 1:6

Love Always,

Shy

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