1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
23May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
Not too long ago, Dale and I were going to be interviewed in our home for a well-known marriage magazine. The editor had told us that she was also bringing with her a photographer who would take some pictures of us as well. I frantically went through our house getting everything just perfect for them to come. I wanted everything in its perfect place and certainly wanted the photographer able to find a clean, well-decorated area for pictures. I got the house complete except for three loads of laundry I hadn't had time to fold. I shoved the three baskets in my walk-in closet and ran out the door to pick up our kids before the interview team arrived.When I got home, I saw that they had already arrived before me and Dale had let them in. I walked in ready to delightfully meet them and couldn't find them anywhere! I go from room to room looking for them and finally called out to Dale to help me locate their where-a bouts. Dale calls out to me from our bedroom, and as I walk around the corner, I see that he has lead them straight into our walk-in closet! He exclaims, "Hey, Honey! They just needed to help us pick out the color scheme for what we should wear." I was mortified as they gingerly walked around my three baskets to get to the clothes. How humiliating!
But isn't this how we treat God sometimes? I mean, really? Don't we say that we will allow Him access to every part of our hearts, but yet keep some cluttered areas secluded from His touch? And yet our loving Father longs for us to be FULLY surrendered....offering every single part of me, even the messy areas that we try to hide and keep out of sight. May we open the door to our home (lives) and let Him go wherever He wants and do whatever He needs to do to heal, break, mold, and shape us into the women He created us to be.
May we allow our God, the God of peace, access to all of who we are: body, soul, and spirit so that He can authenticate us through and through until we are completely His, and complete in Him....authentic!
Time for an Open House!
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