He is Building a Palace

"Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself."

--C.S. Lewis (Mere Christianity) 

Wow.  When I read anything by C.S. Lewis, my mouth drops open at how well he put things into perspective.  He got it.  I think I'll have a C. S. Lewis binge later.  :)

So many times in my life, I wonder what on earth is going on here?  Why am I still in America and not on the mission field?  Why do I have all of these loans?  Why do families break apart, why do friends have to hurt and why do relationships fail?  What could I possible have to learn from any of this?

Over time, I've learned a small bit about what C.S. Lewis says in Mere Christianity.  God is making me into something better.  He's molding and shaping me into something that I had no idea could exist.  Sometimes I'm just stunned at how big God is and how much He loves me.  Loves me enough to make me into something else?  A new creation?  That, my friends, simply amazes me.  Even that God would call me to love and take care of orphans just makes me ecstatic.  I just thought I'd share.

All for now!

See ya in the funny papers!

Erin.