“Power. That’s what you need.”
DIY. Don’t ya just love these projects? Me too. Yesterday I made a walkway in my front yard made out of pallet boards. I worked for hours digging up sod, leveling out the dirt and laying boards down. I was almost done when I began to hear thunder and I had to rush to finish up and beat the rain.
It was dark when the rained stopped so I had to wait until this morning to get a good look at the completed project. And sadly, it was apparent the project was finished quickly because there was a spot that didn't look right. It was uneven and difficult to walk on. Walking on one side of the board caused the other side of the board to lift up. I decided it would have to be redone and at closer look I realized there was a giant root underneath.
So I began pulling out the boards. I decided I would lay the boards to work around this root. I moved the boards this way and that way but nothing looked right. I pulled the boards out again, this time replacing the boards for a few flat rocks. So there was a couple feet of boards then a few rocks, then the path continued with boards. And…done. But when my husband looked at it, he said it looked like I ran out of boards and just threw some rocks in the middle. And…not done.
“What you need is to get rid of the root.” Get rid of the root? That never crossed my mind. Because it.was.impossible…hello! It was huge! I ran through the options in my mind. But I had done about everything I could think of: Cover it up, check. Go around it, check. Feeble attempts to distract with flat, shiny objects, check, check and check. But get rid of it? Seriously seemed impossible to me.
My husband went to the garage and grabbed a power tool. He plugged it in and took that root out. Just like.that. As I smoothed out the dirt out and lay the remaining boards down, he walked away victoriously. Holding his mighty power tool in one hand, he pulled the trigger and I heard the unmistakable sound of the power tool and these words, “Power. That’s what you needed.”
Pause. Have you ever dealt with a root like me? Started digging up the hard ground exposing a root that took hold in your life? And instead of taking the root out, you just learn to live with it because it’s so big and impossible? Maybe you've covered it up? Worked around it? Or strategically distracted? But that root? It’s still there. And its grown deeper and bigger, making you think it is impossible to get rid.
But in Jesus Christ, we have power. “I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.” Philippians 4:13 GNT
Everything is possible with God. So let’s take out some roots and stop covering up, working around and pretending. Plug into that mighty power. Walk victoriously in the power of Christ. That’s what we need.
DIY. Don’t ya just love these projects? Me too. Yesterday I made a walkway in my front yard made out of pallet boards. I worked for hours digging up sod, leveling out the dirt and laying boards down. I was almost done when I began to hear thunder and I had to rush to finish up and beat the rain.
It was dark when the rained stopped so I had to wait until this morning to get a good look at the completed project. And sadly, it was apparent the project was finished quickly because there was a spot that didn't look right. It was uneven and difficult to walk on. Walking on one side of the board caused the other side of the board to lift up. I decided it would have to be redone and at closer look I realized there was a giant root underneath.
So I began pulling out the boards. I decided I would lay the boards to work around this root. I moved the boards this way and that way but nothing looked right. I pulled the boards out again, this time replacing the boards for a few flat rocks. So there was a couple feet of boards then a few rocks, then the path continued with boards. And…done. But when my husband looked at it, he said it looked like I ran out of boards and just threw some rocks in the middle. And…not done.
“What you need is to get rid of the root.” Get rid of the root? That never crossed my mind. Because it.was.impossible…hello! It was huge! I ran through the options in my mind. But I had done about everything I could think of: Cover it up, check. Go around it, check. Feeble attempts to distract with flat, shiny objects, check, check and check. But get rid of it? Seriously seemed impossible to me.
My husband went to the garage and grabbed a power tool. He plugged it in and took that root out. Just like.that. As I smoothed out the dirt out and lay the remaining boards down, he walked away victoriously. Holding his mighty power tool in one hand, he pulled the trigger and I heard the unmistakable sound of the power tool and these words, “Power. That’s what you needed.”
Pause. Have you ever dealt with a root like me? Started digging up the hard ground exposing a root that took hold in your life? And instead of taking the root out, you just learn to live with it because it’s so big and impossible? Maybe you've covered it up? Worked around it? Or strategically distracted? But that root? It’s still there. And its grown deeper and bigger, making you think it is impossible to get rid.
But in Jesus Christ, we have power. “I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.” Philippians 4:13 GNT
Everything is possible with God. So let’s take out some roots and stop covering up, working around and pretending. Plug into that mighty power. Walk victoriously in the power of Christ. That’s what we need.