>It has not yet been revealed what we shall be. - 1 John 3:2
>
>Under Construction
>
>You say, "My life is so messed up at the moment." John replies: "Now we
>are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be."
>Have you ever been to a construction site? It looks like anything but a
>building, doesn't it? That's because "it has not yet been revealed what
>it shall be." But bit-by-bit, under the architect's supervision, bricks,
>beams and piles of sand start taking shape.
>
>You may be a mess right now. Indeed, if the church is doing its job there
>should be lots of messy people in it: people being pulled out of rough
>situations, people in the process of being restored. No baby comes out of
>the womb clean and dressed up; birth is painful and messy. But the good
>news is you have been spiritually reborn. You are under construction.
>There is a plan and purpose behind what's going on in your life. Things
>will come together. You see, when Christ comes into your life your spirit
>is immediately changed, but your emotions, appetites and attitudes still
>need work - lots of it. In each of us there are areas that need to be
>corrected and redirected. And until they are we struggle to handle them
>in dysfunctional and carnal ways.
>
>Those who say, "If you were really a Christian you wouldn't act like
>that," tend to forget that falling down is just part of learning to walk.
>You can know what to do yet struggle to do it. Relax! God is at work in
>your life. He won't give up on you!

Love you all,
Pat Ferguson