As a team we have been doing a ton of construction type projects here recently; everything from repairing benches, pouring concert, to fixing windows.  

This had been a pretty constant project for our crew for about a week or so. We have been measuring, remeasuring, sawing, and machete-ing to get the perfect fit. 

There were a few bumps in the road (like the time the pastors wife told us to do it one way and then the pastor coming and saying it’s all wrong) but overall it has been a project that, at least for myself, has been enjoyable. 

The last few days we have been focusing our energy elsewhere. 

Today for instance, we started clearing part of the jungle on the ministries property to plant a vegetable garden.  It was a dirty, muddy, physically demanding day. But I also haven’t laughed as hard as I did in a very long time! 

After this long strenuous day, one of my teammates and sweet friends, Jamie, wanted us to go read our bibles in the church (one of the only indoor spaces we have to go while we are here). 

When we walked in Jamie pointed out how the windows were finished. My immediate reaction was “woah AMAZING!” Then as I looked around the church, I noticed the windows our team had worked so hard to build. They were laying off to the side, not being used and basically just wasting space. 

My immediate reaction to this was confusion, disgust, and to be real with y’all, I was annoyed. After we worked so hard to make sure this windows were as close to perfect as possible, it was hard to see them not being used in the way that I originally thought.  

Then, as soon as these thoughts came into my mind, I immediately felt convicted. 

Am I willing to continue to do the work at hand knowing it might not always be used in the way I originally thought? 

This leads me to my Walk with Christ. 

Am I willing to continue to listen to His Spirit and act upon it even though it might not always be used how I think it will? 

Am I willing to sacrifice my thoughts, ideas, and plans for what I think is best in order to allow the Lord to work through me? 

What is your window? What is the “thing” that the Lord is asking you to step into right now? Are you willing to throw your preconceived notions to the side in order to follow Him deeper? 

I hope so. I pray that this is the case for my life and I pray that this is the case for your life as well.