Sunday, May 17, 2009

Thought for the Day

"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 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 going to be made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace" (Mere Christianity [New York: Macmillan, 1960], p. 174).

5 comments:

Eliza2006 said...

That's a good one!

Tara said...

yes, that is a good one for sure! We can ALL relate!

Beth said...

so true! I'd be so happy with just the cottage, but only he know our true potential.

Janessa Couch said...

I loved that quote, one that I have never heard before. Thank you for sharing.

I bet it is surreal that you are almost done with student teaching! YIPPEE!

Unknown said...

Why do some renovations take a whole life time it seems??