Hi, Mara.
I was just outside to put the garbage by the road for collection. It’s frosty cold out there. We missed the truck last week, so the bin is bulging. Mama Becki has her walking togs on now, so it looks like we’ll be going out for an old people walk/jog.
If you’re not involved in a public school program with its P.E. activities, I suppose it could be good for you to do something like a jog too. I remember how good you were getting with your jump rope tricks and antics. That was impressive. That’s a great form of exercise right there. I have come to believe that the discipline of physical exercise is just as wise for building and maintaining our “house” as a lot of other disciplines.
Have a great day. Love, Tua.
Let’s begin with a song. I’ll grab my guitar and you can sing with me one of the best “Sunday School” songs I know. You can even do the actions if you know them.
Now for the application verse:
That song, of course, is taken from the story Jesus told in Matthew 7:24-27. The main point for you to get, Samara, is this—that everyone is a building project under construction—including you. Everyone (with normal capacities) has personal responsibilities concerning the kind and quality of life/house they will build and live in. To be sure, a good and enduring house calls for careful planning, discipline, and hard work—as opposed to just throwing stuff together all willy-nilly like some of the homeless shelters we see around the area. Even the story of “The Three Little Pigs” carries that lesson. Not every life is built wisely, or in a way so as to withstand storm, persecution, attacks, disaster, and death.
When the FOCUS VERSE says, “its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures,” I take that to refer to the overall composition of life experiences along with memories. To be sure, if Biblical wisdom is your goal and standard, I promise that you will not end up with rooms filled with a bunch of guilt and regret. A good conscience with good memories will prevail.