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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