Building Blocks

One of my favorite things to do when I am playing with little ones is building blocks. I like making different designs to build, and I like to try to make it as tall as possible. Seeing children work their hardest to set one block on top of another and trying to figure out the best method of doing so is fascinating to me. Sometimes I so badly want to show them how to do what they want or show them how creative we can be together, but I try to let them build on their own and support them along the way. Of course, there is always that moment where the tower eventually falls due to unforeseen circumstances or purposely by the person who built the blocks, but I'm always willing to build the tower up again if they want to keep on playing. Something so small like this leads me to...

This:

My life is one major composition of building blocks. Ever since I was born, I started accumulating building blocks. Some are stuck where they are and will never be shaken because I have been given the foundation; however, some are a little faulty and need repair. Others have been knocked down and are out for the count. To be honest, it is a little nerve-wrecking to have some of these blocks knocked out completely. For the ones being repaired, it is a little painful and uncomfortable, and I'm unsure of the outcome.

You know...I think right now there are some blocks that have been knocked out of my life - and that is a really good thing. I don't need it in my life. The ones that are being repaired are the hard ones to deal with. It takes pain and that feeling of being out of your comfort zone. Yet, if you are able to remain with Him and trust that as long as you remain in Him he will bless you, I'm willing to be uncomfortable, for now, believing in the great possibilities of what He has in store for my tower. I know he wants to help guide me on how to build my life. I know he has a master plan that is much more intricate than my own. As long as I continue to build and look to Him for advice, wisdom, and encouragement, I'll have blocks that were once faulty become new.

And here is the promise:

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Hold One is understanding. For by Me your days will be multiplied, and years of life will be added to you." - Proverbs 9:10-11

"Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches."
-Proverbs 24:3-4