Construction Site

Construction Site

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Romans 12:2a NLT

I was talking to my brother Jerome. We were talking about the transformation of the believer. One comment he made was that “We are all under construction.” Indeed I even thought at one time of having a t-shirt made that announced the same slogan. But it took some time and hard knocks to come to the reality that God was not finished with me yet.

At times I have gotten off kilter. I have considered my position with God and thought to myself, “I have arrived.” And in short time I’d loose my temper or experience physical pain or find myself in humbling circumstances. Then with severe clarity God would use these events to show me that I have so far to go. I could hear Him in my head saying that, “There is no time for laurel resting with me. All you’ve done is reap, the hard work has been done by others (John 4:38). Son, its time for you to begin the work I have set aside for you.” And God being the Master Architect that He is, He begins hauling away that which is not on His blueprint and building a new foundation with His Spirit.

While God continues His work, I sometimes wonder how much more I can take. I wonder if He keeps going, I won’t even be me any longer. And that may be His point and purpose. He intends to make me into something so grand, that I’ll simply need to wait and see the finished creation. God is changing you into something so amazing we can only wait in anticipation to see the end outcome.

We are both in the hands of the Master Builder and He is in process of building us into something great. The next time I see a believer struggling, I should remember that God is working on them. He is changing them into something that will bring Him glory. I need to remember that those who belong to Him are under construction.