The House of You

Every living soul has one. It’s temporary, but it’s your home for now. Pinch yourself. That’s your abode, your very own “house.” You’ve been there all your life. You know it very well. It’s your body where your soul lives.
Probably sooner than you think, it will be worn out, and you’ll want a better place to live, but like I said, it’s only temporary. Someday soon, you’ll be forced to move out. Everyone gets evicted, sooner or later.
The thing is, what you do with it now, and how you live in it, will make a huge difference in your next home, your eternal abode—and that one’s not temporary.
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty happy that I won’t have to live in this same old place forever. When you get my age, the repairs are limited, and sometimes the upkeep is overwhelming.
Perhaps like me, you look pretty average from the outside. Some residences are blessed with better looking exteriors than others, but when it’s time to move out, it really doesn’t matter much. You won’t take it with you.
Meantime, while we live here, everyone’s exterior gets a few marks of age which shows up a little more each year from the weathering of life. The power sources can’t handle as much as they used to; the walls seem to lose their sturdiness; the roof tends to get thinner; the sound system weakens; and the windows tend to fog up.
There are a few products which might help things look a little better on the outside, and the facade can hide a lot, but the interior, which has more significance, is generally hidden from view.
Your foundation is really the most important thing. Without the right one, there’s simply no hope. You have a choice in this. Remember to get it right, so you don’t have eternal, structural difficulties.
Still, one can be assured that we’ll all have a certain amount of trouble with our residence. For instance, it’s very likely that a section of everyone’s “house” gets some kind of damage from exposure, but that’s the danger of having this type of architecture.
Those who choose see-through walls learn they are not unbreakable. Nevertheless, the Builder prefers transparency. Despite an owner’s pretentious attempts, no part of any residence is ever hidden from His view anyway.
Like everyone’s “house,” your “house” is marvelously and intricately built, with amazingly unique details. The Builder is creative and purposeful, and He knew exactly what He made, even before your construction was complete.
If you take the time to look carefully, you’ll find that each of the “houses” around you have special potential within their miraculous design. However, homeowners need to comply with the Builder’s specifications to enjoy the amazing possibilities. It’s always best if the owner doesn’t wait too long before those marvelous utilities become rusty from lack of use. Unfortunately, unused resources are all too common.
Clearly, every homeowner has a responsibility, and individual housekeeping choices will certainly, ultimately affect the extent of one’s occupancy. Again, remember, this home is temporary. We will soon have a new dwelling . So, please keep this in mind as you read this book.