The Remodel

We performed cosmetic surgery on our bathroom this last month.  I use the term cosmetic loosely – it wasn’t cosmetic – it was invasive!  When we moved in there was this odd plasiticy dolphin wallpaper in the bathroom.  Okay, we can live with that for the time being.  Well, once we found our kittens, it became a scratching post… long story short, we needed to redo the bathroom…  long story long again – We decided to head to Menards.  We had removed some of the wallpaper to see what was beneath – uh – tile glue?  The wall was coated half-way up with the remnants of removed tile.  Well, that can’t be taken care of with just paint…  We began to remove more wallpaper - - mold spots – out came the drywall - - bad wiring…  The deeper we went the more problems we found.  SO, we replaced the wiring (keep in mind our home is almost 100 years old), added some lights and updated some outlets on the front porch (since we had no bathroom ceiling and had access to these areas – always see the blessings).  We (by we, I mean my fantastically handy husband) replaced the drywall- painted the drywall – restained all the woodwork, shelves, and mirror to match the vanity my husband made (did I mention he was fantastically handy), put in a new counter, sink (no more pink sink), and toilet (no more pink toity with a plastic fake pink marble seat!)  Now our bathroom is safe and beautiful, outside and in.

I was thinking over the process of transformation that bathroom went through and was reminded of a passage:

Epheisians 4:22-24  throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.  Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.  Put on your new nature, created to be like God – truly righteous and holy.

Let the master carpenter – Jesus – remove our tacky covering, scrape away the mold from our hearts, and rip out the old dirty drywall.  Let him unpack the ancient insulation packing in our old worries and guilt.  Let him remove the dangerous wires.  Let the master carpenter, add new light in your heart, a new wiring system and way of thinking.  Let him re-insulate your soul with a fresh attitude, and put up clean and fresh walls to protect you from the arrows of Satan.  Let him put on a fresh coat of paint to show the world.  Let him change your life from the inside out, so you can be of service to the carpenter, and shine beautifully forth for all to see.  So you can share the love of the carpenter.  So you can share the love of God!

Don’t keep the mold, faulty wiring, or even the tacky covering.  Don’t let it merely be a cosmetic change to your life, let God make an invasive remodel in your life.