REMODELING

Tonight, Cob and I went to the Ogden Temple open house. On the way there, we were talking about why they decided to remodel the temple and the effort it must have required to turn the old, ugly (in my opinion) building into the beautiful castle it is now.

Our conversation reminded me of this quote by C.S. Lewis:

“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.”

Like the temple, sometimes our lives need to be remodeled. Sometimes we have to get rid of the bad, unhealthy habits, and make room for the new, good ones. Doing this requires a lot of courage, faith, and vulnerability. We have to be willing to give up our comfort and control so that Heavenly Father can help us live the life we are capable of living. I'm terrible at this. I resist change because it's scary and inconvenient. But I'm learning to enjoy the sacred process of progression rather than resist it, and I hope that this allows me to make a life that is better, happier, more beautiful, and more about Him.

Love, Rebecca