http://babybloomr.com/2011/10/ (Tori's Post)
“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised.
But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of – throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
I have been meaning to post a reply so here I go...I tried to keep this short and to the point...here are my thoughts...
When you first come to God, you come to God because all you know is that you need Him. Whether your life has been devastated by addiction, immorality, bad decisions, the enemy's attack, spiritual emptiness, etc., there is a "knowing" that you need Jesus in your life. He comes in and starts fixing what you know needs to be fixed. You are surprised of God's power to save, change, heal, redeem and deliver, but you are not surprised that He is re-building your life. You understand that there are areas that needed to be re-built. There is no question and no self-will at that point getting in the way of what God wants to do in your life. Once you have made a decision to accept Jesus into your heart and begin to live for Him, then it's time to determine what God's will for your life is. Sometimes we think we know, but sometimes God wants to steer us in a different direction. At times, God might tell us to do something that we don't fully understand at that moment. Also, we set our own plans, but God might say "no", I want you to do this or go in this direction. This may cost you time, money, relationships, etc. in the short-term, but in the long-term, God is directing you into something far better and greater than you could ever imagine. It is up to us to not settle for the cottage, but to let Him build the palace.
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