I am gorgeous on the inside

Today as I was driving to work something caught my eye. It's funny because I drive the same way to work everyday and pass by the same houses everyday. But today was different. As I drove by I noticed one of the houses had a realitor sign in the yard. And it was the phrase at the top of the sign that caught my attention. The sign read:

"I am gorgeous on the inside."

Curb appeal has value. No one wants to check out the inside without seeing an adequate outside. But how many house boast a beautiful outside only to have a shabby inside.

1 Samuel 16:7 claims that man looks at the outside, but the LORD looks at the heart. Man will praise you if everyhting on the outside looks good...if you have curb appeal. However, what happens when the inside of our lives becomes shabby and unattended.

I want to be the kind of person that boasts a sign that says, "I am gorgeous on the inside." I desire to have Jesus Christ clean me up form the inside out, so that my curb appeal matched the beautiful work God is doing on the inside.

Ask yourself, "Am I only working on the outside, curb appeal part of my life?" What do you need to do today...what do you need to push aside...to allow God to begin making you gorgeous on the inside. Think about it!

Sorry...its been a while...

Some of you may be wondering why in the world I haven't posted in over a month. Well, mainly because I allowed busyness to run my life, but more than that, we have had a major event happen at my church, I was focused on taking a team of young adults on a missions trip, and my wife has been dealing with some health issues.

But that major event at my church was that our senior pastor resigned, and not under good conditions. Because I have gone through some major feeling shifts...anger, sorrow, misplaced trust, abandonment, hatred, and fear...I decided to hold off on blogging so that I didn't write something I may later regret. I am sure that one day when I have dealt with the situation internally and healing is there, I will write about all I have learned.

So I am back and ready to think out loud with you all. And the one big thing I have learned is that God is not surprised by anything. No situation and sneaks up on God like a ninja might sneak up on his enemy. God knew exactly what would happen and He knows exaclty how to deal with the situation. It is all in God's hands. Easy to say but hard to believe at times.

So how has your life been? Any major events, challenges, or changes lately? How can you allow the God who is not surprised by anything bring healings, answers, and closures? Think about it!