On days like today, I always find myself wishing I enjoyed reading, loved cats, and drank tea. Unfortunately I'm a dog person. And my interest in reading dwindles around page 13 of every book I've ever read, and for the first 18 years of my life, I thought Chai was a Japanese greeting...
By "days like today" I mean the chilly.windy.rainy.dreary kind. Today, Greenville swapped flowers in bloom for clouds of gloom. Well...it wasn't nasty all day--but by the time the sun came out, I was already in my dreary day mindset and I decided to just go with it.
Logically, when I am in my dreary day mindset, I think about dreary day type things. In my mind. And the most dreariest thoughts in my head today include, but are not limited to: 1) I am out of toothpaste. This has literally never happened to me in my whole life. 2) I have to go to the gym. 3) I'm not married to Walker yet. 4) That's probably a good thing. Because we would have nowhere to live. As I drove to work, the dreary thoughts kept comin', when one of those precious James Dobson Focus on the Family moments came on the radio. Dr. Dobson's minute long message addressed Matthew chapter 7, the wise & foolish builders.
In that moment, a peace came over me that I have seldom known. I was given the humbling realization that it doesn't matter one bit what kind of house we live in, but that we take the necessary spiritual steps to make our house a home. A place where Christ is not only acknowledged, but loved and glorified. A place of faith, and grace, governed by God's word. As Matthew would say in his gospel, a place that stands firmly on a foundation of rock vs. sand. These simple verses have given me a new perspective. They have turned a burden into a lesson, which is a huge blessing!
But just so you know, even though I'm excited to have learned this valuable lesson, I still want to be in my dreary day mindset. I just do, okay? Because I'm still out of toothpaste. And I still have to go to the gym. BUT, I can guarantee that wherever Walker & I settle down, this verse will be painted on a centrally located wall as a constant reminder:::
"The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock." --Matthew 7:25
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