Judah's Call International: Helping People to Know and Grow in Truth and in the Reality of Christ

We normally have many responses to the weekly “Heartlink” that we send. There were quite a few responses to the “Heartlink” last week. But, one of these responses stands out amongst all of them as follows:

“I'm speaking as a house that has recently been going through some ‘foundation work'. With some particularly hard storms blowing through, it revealed that some of the original construction was not up to code; and, on closer inspection, I was in need of some repairs. There were cracks in the foundation and it undermined the entire structure. The ‘support beam’ that ran throughout the house needed to be able to bare much more of the load. Some additions to the house that were meant to add value had to be torn down because it took away from the integrity of the house. My ‘Contractor’ has assured me that my house has great bones! Now, with routine maintenance and closely sticking to the "original house plan", my house is becoming a home fit for a ‘KING’!”

How hard is it to make the choice to renew our human house? Sometimes it is very difficult! For me, it was difficult to admit that I might need some renewal; some “updating” so to speak. I was afraid of what people would think of me. I was afraid they would talk about me behind my back; that some would even avoid me when they saw me coming. Why did I think that? Because, in my own Christian immaturity and my own personal woundedness, I have been guilty of doing those things to others.

As we drive through any residential neighborhood, we judge the inside of the house by what we see on the outside. If the yard is a mess, we assume everything inside is a mess as well. And, it well may be so. With our human houses, the outside can look really good while the inside of the house is in turmoil and pain; anxiety or fear; guilt or shame; anger or bitterness and more.

Can we have a lot going on inside and not really know it? Well, yes and no. I believed and felt that my anger got a “little” out of control at times. But, I didn’t know what to do about it. So, I prayed; asked forgiveness and hoped it wouldn’t happen again. Guess what? It did. I actually never thought to try to determine what was causing it. I saw others with anger issues as well. I assumed this was just a natural eruption of not agreeing with someone. I mean, after all, you just have to “vent” sometimes! No. You don’t. Not really.

As the Lord began to shine His spotlight of grace on certain areas of my life, I knew it was time to start examining the cracks in my foundation. They were beginning to undermine my structure and the integrity of my house was becoming double-minded. It wasn’t easy, at first, to begin the exploration work necessary to find what needed repair or renewal. But, as the work progressed, it felt better and better.

Just as it is when we first start the process of renewing a kitchen; bathroom; put down new floors or whatever needs transformation – it is difficult to get started. It gets a little messy and it seems impossible to finish the job. And, when you finish one job, there will most likely be another. Just one more thing needs fixing. As the work continues, the transformation starts looking better and better. You are glad you began the work and it just doesn’t seem so hard to keep going! Do you know the best thing about our human house? The KING already knows what condition it’s in. And, He already did the healing work on the Cross. He is the Original House Plan! And, He wants to help us clean up our human house so “we” can enjoy living in it! Blessings to you!

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