When You Wish You Could Build A Beautiful Life
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Over at Encouragement for Today, I’m telling a tale about a little girl, a butter knife and a mama who is learning to measure her days with a new ruler. I hope you’ll hop over to P31’s website and be encouraged.
But before you go, keep reading to learn what I’ve been learning about building a beautiful life. (Oh, and don’t forget to sign up for today’s give-away at the end of this post!)
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Her angry howl reached my ears before she barged into the kitchen with a stomp and a wail; then my littlest girl plopped onto a chair with a storm-cloud scowl and a mighty harrumph. Once she was certain I was looking, she flopped her head into her hands and began to cry.
‘What’s wrong?’ I asked as I sat down beside my disgruntled diva and ran my fingers through her hair.
“I’m never gonna be a great builder,” Maggie complained, her clenched fists pounding the table in frustration.
Earlier that day, I’d taken my youngest ones to the store to spend their long-saved allowance on new Lego sets. Joshua had chosen a watchtower to complement his favorite castle, and Maggie had picked a carriage that could transport her tiny Lego princesses.
Of course, none of their grandiose plans for play could begin until they’d pieced together all those tiny bricks. So as soon as we’d returned home, my builders had headed to their bedrooms to begin the assembly process. They’d spent much of the afternoon hunched over little instruction booklets, building their newly-purchased sets one brick at a time.
Last I’d checked, Maggie’s stash of pastel bricks had been taking the shape of a fancy carriage with golden wheels.
“I’m almost done, Mom!” she’d said with a beaming smile when I’d peeked into her bedroom right before dinner.
She’d held up the work of her hands for me to see, and I’d oohed and ahhhed over the tiny pink seats and the latticed gold windows, the sky blue roof and the boxy white horses. Inwardly, I’d marveled at my seven-year-old’s ability to construct something so intricate with just a tiny little instruction book filled with simple diagrams.
“It’s beautiful, Maggie!” I’d said as I wrapped my girl in a one-armed hug and headed downstairs to finish dinner preparations.
Of course, now, the girl at my side wasn’t beaming with pride; she was sagging with discouragement. And I wondered what had happened to cause the sudden change.
“Honey, did your carriage break?” I asked.
My mournful girl shook her head.
“Did the wheels fall off?”
“No…”
“Then what’s wrong? I prodded.
Maggie hung her head and rehearsed what had happened once she’d finished building her small stagecoach.
Excited to show off her finished work, she’d wheeled that little carriage down the hallway to her brother’s room and parked the boxy white horses right next to Joshua’s freshly-made fortress.
Of course, that’s when Maggie had noticed that Joshua’s new creation was bigger than hers. And in my seven-year-old’s mind, bigger means better.
“Mom,” Maggie said with a defeated sigh, “I just want my carriage to be big like Joshua’s tower so everyone will know that I’m a great builder, too!”
I almost laughed out loud at my daughter’s ludicrous complaint. Everyone knows a carriage isn’t supposed to be as big as a watch tower!
But then I felt a quiet glitch in my spirit, and I realized this humbling truth—
My daughter isn’t the first female in our family to fall prey to the comparison game.
Sometimes her mama does, too.
Oh, I’m trying to lay down my faulty measuring sticks, but sometimes, I look at the big things the people around me are doing, and I feel discouraged with the small work I am doing.
I wrote a blog post, but she wrote a book.
I mentored one woman and she discipled an entire congregation.
I flattened the laundry piles, but she scaled the corporate ladder.
I built a carriage but she built a fortress.
And when I start sizing up my accomplishments next to another’s, I find myself acting a bit like that rankled seven-year-old at my kitchen table.
I trade my joy for jealousy; my delight for discouragement, and my satisfaction for frustration.
And, in the end, I can sometimes forget that the good work God has created me to do will look different than the good work He’s prepared for you.
Maggie was still snuffling when her brother waltzed into the room.
“Why is Maggie sad?” he asked, his brow furrowing in confusion.
“She doesn’t think she’s a great builder,” I explained with a shrug.
Joshua stared at his sister’s tears and then ran upstairs and returned with her carriage and the little instruction book.
“Maggie,” he said with a wave of the little book. “This carriage looks just like the picture on the Lego box! Did you follow these instructions to make your carriage?”
My daughter nodded her head in a quiet yes.
“I thought so,” Josh said with obvious admiration. “That’s what makes you a great builder! You know how to follow the plans step by step.”
Maggie cocked her head in thought, slowly absorbing her brother’s words. Then she reached for her little carriage and held it carefully in the palms of her hands. “Do you really think it’s great?”
“No,” Joshua said with a smirk., “I think it’s beautiful .”
Maggie flashed her brother a grateful smile and then my two builders raced back upstairs to get those tiny princesses ready for the ball at the big castle in Joshua’s room.
And as I watched them disappear from sight, I wondered if my little boy’s kind words held some wisdom for life-builders like me and you, too.
Maybe the secret to building a beautiful life isn’t dependent on try-hard construction; rather, it hinges on God’s flawless instruction.
And perhaps, a beautiful life isn’t built in an instant; it’s pieced together one day at a time as we follow the Lord’s plans step by step.
You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God.
You’re blessed when you follow his directions, doing your best to find him.
That’s right—you don’t go off on your own; you walk straight along the road he set.
You, God, prescribed the right way to live; now you expect us to live it. -Psalm 119:1
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Today I’m giving away this gorgeous ready to frame print from Dayspring to remind you that God alone can measure your worth—and He thinks you’re invaluable!
If you’d like to enter to win this little gift, just leave a comment and tell us about something beautiful God is doing in your life right now.
Or, if you’re too busy to linger, just write, “He loves me” (’cause that’s ALWAYS beautiful!)
Praying for you, dear friends–
Thank you for sharing this. I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed, lost, confused and broken lately. I’m not sure what God is doing in my life…. I really don’t.
God is growing me in to just exactly the wife my dear husband needs! And He is showing me that what He is doing is much more important than hubby’s imperfections.
God is teaching me to live in each moment instead of trying to anticipate what’s next. It’s a hard lesson to learn!
Very powerful and true…
Thank you so much for this post. As a young mom with two small kids it’s not easy. A question pops up often why I even got married. But knowing this is Gods plan I stay strong. This helped me realize I’m not alone and don’t need to impress anyone but my God and grow strong with my family.
A beautiful life isn’t built in an instant – so true. It hasn’t stopped me from trying to put in pieces quickly without waiting for God’s instructions from time to time…so grateful for His patient love.
God is amazing!! He loves me!! 🙂
Grp#u&o8221; by Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary of the Indian National Congress. According to Mr. Gandhi, Hindu extremists can create political encounters as well as religious tensions with the Islamic
He loves me! 💛
Thanks for this devotion. We can to be too hard on ourselves and forget that we are a child of the King, a princess. i We are very special because of Him who loves us more than anyone. I do remember when things weren’t exactly going in the way I thought they should, my grandpa would say “it’s a great life”.
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Great tip on the “homemade”-ish sauce! There are some great sauce brands out there that I like using, but they’d be AWESOME with a little extra freshness.
"we just have to ask the wealthy to pay a little more"he was lyingand he doesn't want a littlehe wants a lotRepubs are suggesting 800 billion, the largest tax increase in history and Obama wangts twice thatand he doesn't want to ask either, he wants to take by government fiat this all on top of several new taxes on the wealthy already passed to cover Obamacare
First of all, your property is beautiful and that tree all lit up for all to see is going to make the neighborhood all that more beautiful. How I wish I was your neighbor!!! Besides, there is nothing like the simple beauty of all white lights. Won't you be my neighbor!!! Night pictures for us is a must!!!Mary Anne ox
Thank you for this blog. It brought up some emotion. I think not only do I use a human measuring stick to measure my accomplishments, I use the same stick to measure my daughters. I seem to continue falling prey to this trap that Satan sets out for me. Thank you for redirecting me, once again, back to God. Our Jesus, who uses the a graceful, compassionate, beautiful, joyful, celebratory measuring stick.
I know God is making something beautiful from my life, but I do struggle with comparison. I loved this writing today and I always enjoy your encouragement. One thing that’s beautiful right now is that my 15 year old daughter told me yesterday ( after our family vacation) that she loves our family and going on vacation together! Now, that’s not always evident, but just to know that is her feeling after a car trip and 5 nights all in the same room, that’s beautiful to me and I know that is God’s work in our lives. I’m very blessed!
Thank you for this devotional this morning. We are going through some trials and thanking God for this time in our lives. We know he loves us and will provide all that we need. GOD is GOOD!!
He Loves Me! 🙂
This blog entry made my day. When I was younger (though I’m still pretty young), I thought the same thoughts that dear Eleanor argued. There was a moment that I recall, however, that altered my perception of this topic. The moment I completed the first song in my musical. I felt whdetheareloly convicted and after writing and producing my original musical a year later.I already aspire to be half the composer you are, Mr. Brown. After this, you’ve won three million more points in my book.
. “The Governor’s town meetings are nothing more than dog and pony shows that were never intended to solicit public input – at least not any public input to which the Governor chooses to listen.â€
With reference to the scripted article that mentions claims with more words specifying the relationship between limitations being successful in lawsuits, it might be because such claims are simply better drafted, probably by an attorney who has managed to see the invention at a deeper level, so that he/she can express the inter-relationships between the features
Yeah I gotta say I love Leo. Always drank Singha when I first arrived, but have swapped over these days. I never used to like the cans either, but with the climate, sometimes I actually prefer the small coke sized cans, cos you can really knock them back and get to the thirst! Not tried beerlao yet, not seen it around too much where I am, but after your post I will surely keep an eye! Cheers and all the best. Ben
asså jag tror inte detta funkar för jag vet att personer har gått in på min blogg under denna månad men ändå står det att 0 personer har varit inne denna månad, vad gör jag för fel?
How can we become a live streamer ?I Host an RC track that was broadcasting on Livestream and now on Ustream but functions are to limited and Youtube could be a great alternative.Please contact us if this becomes possible.
Maybe time to recall when Telstra-Clear announced it was going to roll out a hybrid fibre-coax network to all homes and businesses in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton and Tauranga – until Labour decided to "nationalise" Telecom's network. The Christchurch and Wellington networks were largely built by the time that happened. Of course Auckland councils insisting new cables be undergrounded also helped kill it off.
He loves me! <3
Thank you for these beautiful words of encouragement today. I have always measured my worth and life with a "butter knife" (I love that analogy! 🙂 ). Thank you, Jesus, for giving me new eyes to see myself. And thank you for never giving up on me.
May God Bless you!
My husband and I got a dog about a month ago. She is a rescue and has had a hard life but has adjusted beautifully and been such a blessing to our little family. I was also able to take a trip to see a dear friend who has breast cancer that has metastasized into her liver and bones. My Mom and sister were able to travel with me and she was in good spirits when we were there. It was also a great support for her husband. Please pray for Megan to regain hope that through prayer and chemo she can receive a miracle. Also on that trip I spent time with the 14 year old family dog who passed quickly and painlessly a few days later.
Following instructions… Such a beautiful thoughts on the importance God places in our obedience and the value he has in what it builds.
Your devotional lesson was so beautifully expressed that it made me want to cry!! Not tears of sadness, but tears of pure joy. You have a wonderful, fresh gift for the Word and for sharing it. Thank you for allowing God to use you and for sharing what He shares with you.
Wow. I’m just sitting here, worshipping Jesus because of his workmanship through you dear one! I am sooooooo guilty of that constant demeaning self-talk; and Always needing to have my vision of things Reframed. It reminds me of one of my favorite toys— a kaleidoscope!!! (the ones without glitter and glam in them) A kaleidoscope with turn literally ANYTHING into a glorious tapestry of beauty. And that means, each of us, ladies!! Each and every one. Thank you for sharing and being obedient to the call of God on your life, Alicia. ~I just want to float here in this thankful, reverent place, forever~
Amen.
Feeling less than loved right now! Just got a call from work and the family I work with has requested I never come back again. Boom! Out of a job until they find me another home to work in. Things were not warm and fuzzy when I left there yesterday but I was not expecting this! My husband is off work with serious heart problems. We could use some prayers please!
God is helping me become the young lady He desires by giving me situations, such as chronic pain, in which I can grow and develop spiritually and form a closer relationship and dependence on Him.
This is exactly what I am experiencing right now. I am getting away from needing my parent’s approval. I will always love them and respect them, but I have spent so much of my life using their judgement as my measuring stick. I try to follow God’s will for my life and it doesn’t always seem to be the same as what my parent’s would pick for me. I am beginning to see I am my own person and I make good choices. I ask them for their opinions, but ultimately I measure up to God and His approval.
God is working in me to become a better wife. I am learning to take my eyes of me and my needs and focus on my husband and his needs. My verse.. John 3:30 I must become less so He can become greater.
The Lord has been showing me his unconditional love specifically in my work life. He’s shown me that he loves me right now, right here just as I am; an imperfect human being, flawed and sinful. I’m unfinished and it’s “OK” that I didn’t get my degree yet. I’m not any less of a person because of it. I don’t have to struggle for anyone’s attention, admiration, affection or approval. I’m no less of a person because of what I make a year. I know it’s perfectly fine to go back to school but to do it for the right reasons and not because I want to be seen a certain way by others. He’s really been leaning in and whispering his love to me and telling me I’m enough and that I don’t have to keep trying to be more. It’s truly a revelation and I praise him for that! Amen!
Spending time at rest in His Love…He loves me! A beautiful blessing of some quiet time!
A few months ago I lost my job and a couple of weeks later found out that I have major water damage in my house that will be very expensive to repair. I started feeling totally inadequate when the job search continued to be fruitless and each estimate I received on the house repairs was more exorbitant than the previous one. Then the mini panic attacks began. I was paralyzed when it came to making a decision. And when I thought I knew what I wanted to do, I’d second guess it and end up doing nothing. And I would end up in bed or on the couch – paralyzed with fear. I was hopeless and, therefore, helpless. Then one day, while praying for a new job, I realized I should be thanking God for His unwavering love and professing my faith in HIS perfect plan for me that would happen at His perfect time. At that moment a peace came over me. And though I am still in the middle of both of the above mentioned issues, I am waiting on the Lord and moving forward with my life instead of panicking and hiding my head in the sand. Knowing, without a doubt that He will never foresake me.
He loves me! I needed this word today. I am trying not to compare myself to others and get discouraged but I still do sometimes. I need to hear that He Loves Me no matter what……
So thankful for His amazing love and grace!
Oh how I love your posts and inspiring words on P31! So very often the words you speak are right where I’m at, and your words are so encouraging to my heart. I love how you comfort and encourage your babies when they are upset. Too often I get frustrated with mine for what seems like days of complaining and crying about silly things. Lately I’m wondering if part of that is coming from me. Am I complaining too much, am I showing them how thankful I am for the many blessings we have? I know I’m not comforting and encouraging them enough through this. And so I am praying, that Jesus helps me; helps me to comfort and encourage them more; helps me to listen better and not automatically think it’s pure craziness; and to show them constantly that I am thankful and without complaints myself. Like you said, step by step my children and myself will get there with Jesus; in the progress that he has prescribed. Thank you again for your open and honest heart; for your encouragement that touches my soul.
Great info 🙂 Still, there is something I cannot understand, when I make a new post in my FB Page I cannot see it in my personal timeline and I have noticed that other people who have already liked my page do not see that post either. Any idea why this is hanpinepg.Thanks Christy!
Cars is the only Pixar movie I didn’t like, and I didn’t see Cars 2 because of that. Every other movie I’ve seen in the theater and loved. I have a bunch on DVD. I’d give them a solid track record.
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you deserve to know the truth! 9/11 was an inside job please do the morally correct thing and spread the truth… the war on terror is a big lie and millions of innocent people are dieing for nothing
Lehdet ja niiden yoimittajat voivat siis Suomessa julkaista epätosia uutisia ja seuraus on:“huomautus”.“Me tehtiin niin, kun sitä ei ole sanktioitu”, sanoi joku joskus;-)
Pls check this post It should have been tax breaks for business who set up shop not shot. Damn that was Freudian cause the keys ain’t even next to each other and this ain’t Mexico.
Is Java hard or is it convoluted? Is there a unified framework or is it a hodgepodge. I remember when I was using Java more heavily in the 1.3 era. All I wanted to do was use some regular expressions. I ended up having to look around for libraries only eventually finding them at Apache. A case in point of this whole discussion is the tool you’re going to write to parse web pages, Aaron. In java I’m sure you’ll end up with quite a hefty chunk of code. That’s WITHOUT the UI. Write the same thing in Perl and *presto*, it works like a charm.
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He loves me! He makes all things beautiful in time.
Loved this! We are missionaries and have had to return to the States for a medical furlough to help our daughter who has been struggling. It has been a long, slow, and many times, frustrating process, but I am beginning to see the beautiful things God is doing and building into each of us as we go through this process. God’s ways are not our ways…they are much better! Thanks for your words of encouragement today!
I love this post! Oh, how many times God has used my boys over the years to speak truth to my mama heart. And what a truth to remember. HE has a purpose for each of us. Big or small our job is to follow HIS directions one obedient step at a time.
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Thank you for any other fantastic post. Where else may anyone get that type of information in such a perfect means of writing? I’ve a presentation next week, and I’m on the search for such info.
IJWTS wow! Why can’t I think of things like that?
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I found your blog today. I am truly loved!
I loved your devotion today! Thank you for the sweet reminders that we need to use the right measuring tools and simply follow the instructions that God has given us in His Word!
He loves me and will see me through this very challenging trial!
God is helping me set aside time each day of summer break to read or play a game with my children. Hopefully, by the end of summer, this time will increase. A complaint of my childhood is that although my mom stayed home, she was never willing to do anything with us. So, I am making sure my kids’ childhoods are better.
I am learning that He does love me and that is what matters!
He loves me!
He loves me! I am learning to believe and trust this truth more each day. Thank you Jesus!
He is slowly transforming me into the woman He wants me to be, though painful and slow. My marriage and family are being restored but we have a long way to go. I needed to read this truth and live by it!
Loved this post!! Being content and not comparing myself to others is a constant struggle for me. The deeper I go in my relationship with Jesus, more of Him is reflected in what I do. He really is enough. Blessings on your day!!!
Oh, how these words blessed me today! God is teaching me to look to Him for my self-worth and not to compare my walk to another’s. He loves me and that is enough!
I loved this today!
God is helping my to be content in my circumstances. Beauty from ashes.
Everyday that God gives me is another day to rejoice and be thankful that I am a child of His. He will never leave me nor forsake me. 🙂
He loves me!! Always.
He loves me enough to show me my faults and gives me the grace to cry out to Him for forgiveness and real change! I needed this reminder today to stay faithful in the path He has set before me. Thank you!
He loves me! 💛
He loves me !
He loves me! I so needed this encouragement today! Thank you!
Transforming me, one day at a time!
This definitely hit home for me! I constantly feel like I don’t measure up. With my fibromyalgia I have to scale back and rest, which creates more feelings of inadequacy. Thank you for the reminder!
Thanks so much for this reading today! God has given everyone their own assignment & I need this reminder today & probably every day!!! I just need to keep reflecting on who He is helping me to become on a daily basis! 💗
Gratulálok a szép számokhoz , de ha elkeseredsz nézdd meg a megjegyzéseket ,amiket kapsz/biztosan szép sz.Mnmal/áimdenki dÃcséri a munkáid , mert megérdemled !!!Másfél éve amikor én kezdtem , a "boldog hétfÅ‘s" mintáid sokat segÃtettek, KÖSZÖNÖM !
Thou shalt always make sure that there is a separate consuming process for each retry, backout and error queue being used by an application.This one is a big issue for me.
God is showing me Himself, His nature, and His unconditional love for me. He is encouraging me to let go of my measuring stick. Your thoughts for today are confirmation of this. Thank you for your transparency and honesty.
I have exactly what info I want. Check, please. Wait, it’s free? Awseemo!
Hvor er de fine, jeg kan hverken lide lakrids eller spiritus i kager sÃ¥ smagen er nok næppe noget for mig… men Movember det er sgu en fed kampagne, tror virkelig det har Ã¥bnet nogle øjne!
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You’ve really impressed me with that answer!
You’ve got to be kidding me-it’s so transparently clear now!
Jerome: "That was an awkward reference to the hockey stick." Well, if you use that for global temperatures you can only say unprecedented for the last 600 years. Everyone I know accepts that temperatures have been both warmer and cooler than they are now.
He loves me. I’m thankful.
Besides loving me, He is real to me more than my own immediate family – husband and daughter. Everyday in some way He speaks to me through one source or another at the moment I need a word from him or provides what I need at the tim I need it and sometimes through the most unexpected ways. Bringing my little family together in small ways and small steps of faith is the most wonderful thing right now. Everything isn’t all roses all the time but he is working things out in his own way and time and slowly healing my heavy, broken heart.