Life around here gets jumbled, and as much as I try to get it all done, I'm just not the super-dee-duper, keep the house spotless and my kids bright and shiny Mom that I'd like to be! In all honesty, sometimes I get the kids in bed and head straight for the couch to watch some fairly pointless tv show or fiddle on my laptop!
That being said, it's funny how God finds ways to call me on the carpet when I get a little lackadaisical about it all. In 1 Chronicles today, King David was talking to his son Solomon about the temple. As David pulled out his "blueprints," Solomon must have felt completely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work he was about to do. But listen to what David said to him:
"Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary ... " "Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear or be dismayed, for the Lord God - my God - will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord." (I Chronicles 28: 10, 20)
This encouragement is not just for Solomon, it is for us as well! Proverbs 14:1 reads, "The wise woman builds her house, and the foolish tears it down with her hands." This tells me that we, as women, are builders commissioned by God, just as Solomon was. The temple we are building, though, is right at our fingertips. It's in the hearts of our children, in the home we create for them, and in the character we're trying to build in them!
When life starts to pile up around us, and the job feels so big that we don't even know where to start, just remember David's words! Be strong and of good courage, AND DO IT. I love that! Not 'be strong and of good courage, and think about it,' or 'be strong and of good courage, and come up with a good plan, or commiserate with friends, or wait until tomorrow.' God has chosen each one of us to build our own homes, and we need to do it! And the best part is that He will not leave us or forsake us until we finish all the work He has called us to do!
If that makes you nervous, David also tells Solomon in verse 9, "If you seek Him, He will be found by you." Solomon took those words to heart when he asked the Lord for wisdom. We, too, need to remember to seek the Lord, and make sure that we are following His blueprints for our life and not our own. His plans for us are far more beautiful than ours could ever be!
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"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5)
