I wanted to write today, but really, there is nothing particular in my heart. The way my blog ideas work is I may remember, hear, see, or do something that triggers a scripture or bible story. When that happens, I start writing. That is one reason why it is so important to read your bible and have God's word stored up in your heart because you never know when the Holy Spirit will use what you have read to bless influence or both.
I am grateful and blessed that I have the desire to write. That is funny and those that know me well would laugh along with me. My only regret is that I put on such an act during the college years of my disdain for writing or being forced to write, that I avoided writing totally.
My sons and I finished a grand project today. This project could have been finished by a professional in two days, but I thought it was important for me to do something that I did not know how to do, but also it was a great opportunity for my sons and me to tackle something together that was way over our heads. I re-learned some things during this project that time has seemed to steal away from me and learned new things that I should have already known, though my wife had already told me.
1. Everything that you see on Youtube, is not that easy. Just because you watch a professional on Youtube bust up concrete with ease and precision, does not mean you will be able to do the same. In fact, when we did it, it was much messier and instead of taking a couple of hours, it took the three of us two full eight-hour days to saw, bust, and remove the concrete.
2. Just because your mind thinks your body is that of an 18-year-old, it is without any doubt, not an 18-year-old body. My 47-year-old body needs more rest, more water, and at times multiple doses of anti-inflammatories.
3. The Pick-Ax. Before this project, my boys and I have not had much experience with a Pick-Ax, but we have extensive experience with one now. This tool is very effective but is also a demon to use as it will suck the air from your lungs and cause your arms to become as limp as that of a boiled spaghetti noodle. We used it again today to finish. I do not look forward to using it again.
4. Post-Hole Diggers. Before this project, I was very familiar with this tool. But, it had been a long time since I used it so much. WOW!! My deltoid muscles have put in an internal memo that they are requesting they never have to be used in that way again for a very long time.
The point of all this is that this was a hard project. It was hot, I couldn't have done it without the help of my sons, and though I had an idea of when we would finish, I did not know the exact day. Our Christian lives are no different. The Christian life is hard and it is not for the faint of heart. Anyone who tells you that once you become a Christian, everything is supposed to be easy, they are lying to you! Jesus has called us to serve and sometimes serving is not easy (John 15:20). Jesus calls us to forgive (Matthew 18:21,22). Jesus suffered and we will too. We can not go through this pilgrim's journey alone. Our life has to glorify God. Our life has to be a testimony of who God is and we can not do that without Jesus. He alone is the source of our strength and we must get out of this routine of keeping one foot in and one foot out of our Christian walk. I could not have finished the project unless I was committed. I made a decision to follow Christ and now I am committed to finishing and just like our home project, there are days when you just don't feel like working, but I knew that if I didn't finish then my relationship with my wife would be affected. There are going to be days when you don't feel like following Christ, but unlike the relationship with my wife, Jesus will not leave you or forsake you. He tells us that his burden is light and His yoke is easy (Matthew 11). Jesus also gave us each other. Tell your trusted brothers or sisters what is going on in your life and allow them to pour into you what they have experienced in God's Love. We can't go through this Christian life alone. Find a Bible-believing church and commit to that also and watch what happens. Lastly, we don't know when Jesus is coming back, but we know that everything on this earth is temporary and will end one day. Be ready, commit, and share the Gospel with everyone you can. My prayer is that you will let the light of Jesus in and illuminate all the dark places in your life. He is knocking. Answer.
Keep Plowing!!
Anthony
Love the complete story.
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