Foundations

Every day on my way to work, I drive past FRHS - West Campus. I always have to check out the Bed Tower construction - it's fun watching it go up! It's at the point now where I can see the progress, although it hasn't always been that way. When the construction began I remember feeling frustrated that I couldn't see what was going on because of the fence surrounding the site. It seemed like it took FOREVER to see any progress. That big ol' crane just seemed like a waste sitting out there - it didn't look like it was being used at all! Then one day I could see a lone steel girder (is that what they're called?) over the confines of the fence. Day by day there were more. Before I knew it there was a second floor! And a third! It's been exciting watching it grow. All of this went through my mind today as I drove past and it occurred to me that during that long period when it seemed nothing was happening, the contractors were working diligently to ensure the addition had a sturdy foundation. Even though I didn't see any progress, the workers were there, establishing the base for the rest of building.
Reading through the New Testament is doing that for me. I get impatient with my progress - not just in keeping up with the reading schedule, but also with my Spiritual progress - and I have to remind myself that even though it doesn't look like anything is getting done, God is in there working diligently to create a sturdy foundation for me. Just like the contractors on the Bed Addition, He knows that if I don't have that foundation everything else will just fall down around me.
There have been a few days this winter when I thought "surely no one is working there today!" I couldn't see anyone outside, but a glance at the lot where the workers park tells me that they are indeed there. Unseen by passersby, they are hard at work in the heated, lower portion of the building, doing what needs to be done.
This is such a great picture of what happens inside me during the "winters" of my life. I may think God has forgotten me in that cold, dreary place, but if I would just look around, He's there - hard at work warming my heart, doing what needs to be done to keep my foundation firm. I praise and thank you, Lord, for not forgetting your servant!