As I was going down the road today, I saw a sign for road construction ahead. Despite my frustration with the slow drive, I learned a lot from the following conversation with my 6 year old. Immediately my son asked me what the flashing orange sign said and meant. I then tried my best to explain the reconstruction process for broken roads. Believe me, it was interesting.
As I explained the process, I started to realize the parallel that road construction has to the Christian life.
At times, our roads inevitability will get a little bumpy and hard to maneuver. Theyll take twists and turns, speed up and slow down, and sometimes cause us to get lost along the way. When our roads start to break down and cause us trouble, each pothole can and will cause us and others to stumble. Overtime, if not fixed, construction will need to be done.
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
That’s the next step of God’s amazing plan. When the brokenness gets too rough, God intervenes with a sometimes painful construction process.
At first, He begins by breaking down every broken piece that has become a stumbling block in our path. It’s a rocky process and oftentimes painful, but it breaks away the pieces, the memories, and sometimes the people, that no longer need to be in our path.
As the dust settles, He starts the remodeling process and fills in the brokenness with a solution that only He can provide, His love. He smooths out the bumps, fills our brokenness, and allows us to start over with a clean slate.
Last of all, He applies a sealant that protects us from upcoming battles and gives us the strength to survive. He heals our brokenness and makes us a new creation, beautiful and prepared to start again.
“Therefore, if anyone isin Christ, he isa new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17
God knows that over time, we will fail and accrue new brokenness pieces, injuries that will stray us from our path, but He will always be there to start construction all over again.
If your foundation is strong, rooted in the love of Christ, the path will always be there, and there may be times that you get lost or your path gets worn down, but God will always be there to start construction all over again and give you another chance.
Just hold on. It’s a bumpy road, but God will never leave you. Construction will always be waiting, you just have to ask for it.
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8
May God bless you and show you His grace every day!