The House that Built Me

By wisdom a House is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3-4

Well as you guys can see I am a little late on my blog. This week has been insane crazy! I hope the scripture speaks to you like it does me. I have started this 2 times and have had things come up where I would have to stop and then when I would come back to it I would delete the whole blog. Well this is my 3rd time starting it maybe it will be completed.
The House that Built Me is a song by Miranda Lambert that I heard many months ago and wanted to blog on it then, but I guess I didn't have the confidence to say what I wanted. (You know its like one of those times that you feel like you are the only person in the world this probably means anything to.)Well I hope its not one of those times! I want to encourage you to please listen to the song, and you might relate more than you think.
Growing up I was very lucky. I grew up in the same house with my parents who believed and taught the word of God. My dad worked and my mom stayed at home. We ate supper together(like real homemade food) everynight around the table with no phone and no tv. As a teenager I can remember that interrupting my social life but my mom did not care I still had to do it. When I got married that was the first time I had moved. Leaving that house was so hard. I suggested to Jason that when we get back from our honeymoon we should just go there and live but that didn't quit go over so well. I felt comfort and support there and love that was never ending and always encouraging. Now don't get me wrong it was not the perfect little family by no means and I am sure there are many times that were really tough but the good times far out weigh the bad times. Now that I am older and do have a house of my own I remember those times around the table and I know that they are times that by wisdom a House was being built. Since my mom died I have had a constant pull at my old house where I grew up and spent all those years. My dad still is in that house and alot of things have changed about the house but I still have constant memories of my home. I go there and leave with memories everytime. I know now that my mom & dad teaching me the ways of the Lord are the treasures that I have built up in the rooms there filled with love and support and an understanding of the love the Lord has for me.
Since this song has come to me I have posed a very important question. "How is the house being built for my family?" Am I building a house with God's Wisdom, by Gods knowledge am I filling the rooms with beautiful treasures? How about the House that is bulding your family? Is it with wisdom and knowledge of God? I pray this blog helps us to see the Houses that we are building, I pray that we are Thankful for the ones that helped build us and I pray that we build strong firm houses that can withstand any storm.

Amy

"Brothers, I do not consider yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

Philipians 3: 13-14



It seems I have used this verse so many times recently, including in my own life. I thought it might be an appropriate addition to the blog. It's so encouraging to know that this came from the mouth of a man who most would consider having a crippling sinful past---Paul, the former Christian killer.



I was hiking Crowder's Mountain this week and was talking with someone close to me. She shared with me the intense hate she has for her mother due to various things that have occurred in her life. The hate and resentment she holds is so intense that forgiveness seemed an impossibility. During our conversation this verse came to me. After sharing the verse it seemed like a layer of anger and hurt peeled away. She even said that she was more ready to forgive and heal than she had been before. Wow! What an incredible, gracious God we have! So often we let our past dictate who we are, instead of letting Christ mold us into who we are to become. How can we look ahead toward Heaven when we are always looking at our past? Whether it is sin that we have committed ourselves or sin that has been done to us, we must remember that God never intends for us to wallow in it. He wants us to deal with it, learn from it, and move on stronger in Him. Although I've not mastered this, it has certainly been an encouragement for me in times when I get stuck reliving history. I pray it does the same for you!