Stuck in the Garage

I am on a “stay-cation” this week as I write this. It has been such a busy spring and with busyness, comes projects that are put on the “back-burner.” Yesterday, I laid river rock down and landscaped, today I am installing a ceiling fan and my messy job today is cleaning out the garage. 

I took a break to come in and write this letter. We have been here in Florida for two years now. Unfortunately for us, we no longer have a basement and an attic. (They were so nice to store things!) Every item we don’t use on a regular basis goes into the garage. In two years time, we have accumulated so much “stuff!” Old softball bats, helmets, and other things the kids have outgrown have just sat around collecting dust. 

When it comes time for spring cleaning each year, I am always amazed at the stuff we don’t use and do not need anymore. It often becomes just a relic of the past.

I am so thankful our faith in Christ Jesus is not a relic or something we store in the garage only to use it when needed. Our faith is living, active, breathing, constant and growing. Our faith is to be deepened, shaped, and formed daily. Our faith is not meant to be stagnant, but vibrant and active! 

This summer, I encourage you to not put your faith in the “garage,” but to keep it out - active and alive so that you will continue to grow and at the same time, let others experience it too!

Matthew 6:19-21  “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Well, back to cleaning out the garage!