Under Construction

As many of you know, I despise road construction. Seriously. Despise. This summer has been especially fun as the entire town of Greencastle seems to be under construction. This morning, while running through McDonalds to get a sausage burrito and large coke, I noticed how the construction workers there have been working diligently on getting that renovation complete. It seems that every time I pass the McDonalds, they have completed another stage of their project. Then, on my way to the office, I pass many detour signs and see quite a few people walking around with yellow hard hats protecting their noggins. Usually, all this construction does nothing but raise my blood pressure and give me a headache. This morning, however, I thought of something different.

The Scripture tells us that, as Christians, we are to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 3:18).  This command isn’t just for new believers. It’s for all believers. In the Book of Hebrews, the author confronts the people by reminding them that, by that time in their spiritual life, they should be ready to teach and lead yet, due to their lack of disciplipine, they were still needing to be taught the basic tenants of the faith (Hebrews 5:12-14). In the Gospels, Christ constantly pushed his followers to grow and mature in their relationship with Him. Today, it should be no different. As followers of Jesus, we should go through each day with the understanding that we are “under construction”. We are not finished. We have not “arrived”. Each day we should make more progress in our journey of faith. Each day we should be closer to Christ than we were the day before. And, just like we are able to see the change at the local McDonalds, others should be able to notice the change in us.   

So…from now on when you pass a construction sight and start to get angry or frustrated, just remember that you are under construction as well. God’s not finished with you yet. Use those moments as a reminder to pray to Him and ask Him to continue to mold you and make you into His image.