The Home Depot Experience

It is Friday and you are about to embark on another beautiful Christmas holiday.  I want to personally wish each and every one of you who takes time out of your day to read what God has placed on my heart.  Whether you are at work or at home, I realize that there are so many other things that you could be doing, but you choose to take in what God has given me to put out.  I appreciate all of your encouragement, and your well wishes, and I must say that it has been a pleasure getting to know those of you who have reached back when I have reached out.  Tis the season to be jolly, so let every heart prepare Him room. Always your friend- John Reed

Merry Christmas!  Open your gifts, and count your blessings!! Your blessings may not be wrapped up, so always look at where you could be, and praise God for where you are!

As a child my father had a workshop in our backyard that he would do his “fix-it” projects in.  He was pretty good with his hands so there would be all kinds of broken fans and appliances that he would set out to fix, because in his eyes throwing them away would be a waste.  Now, as a small boy I was curious about all of the saws and drills that my dad kept in his workshop.  There were paint thinners and lawn mowers, nails, and other things that had a certain element of danger to them.  My dad taught me how to use some of those tools because he told me that if I picked up a tool and did not know how to use it, it became a weapon. I remember taking many trips with him to the local hardware store to purchase new tools because sometimes each job that he had to do would require something that he did not have.  He learned what each tool did, and he was able to use it to fix and repair.

Dear Reader, on this Friday before Christmas, I want you to know that those things that you call bad, God can use for good.  I want you to know that when it comes to being able to reach somebody, the same tongue that can be used to tear someone down, can also be used to lift someone up.  Just as the nail gun can be pointed at someone and used as a weapon, we have so many tools that we are using for the wrong purpose.  With the right tool, you can accomplish anything.  God has given you all the tools that you need to serve His purpose and glorify His name, but you have not been trained on how to use those tools.  I am praying that you pick up His word so that you can have a Home Depot experience.  I am praying that in His word you find yourself being taught how to use those tools so that you can bless instead of making a mess.  The Home Depot will give you a how-to class on different areas of home improvement.  Wouldn’t our world be such a wonderful world if we would just take a class from the Master every now and then.  There are people pointing nail guns and sanders at each other and then want to know why there are no houses being built.  There are people using the tools that God has given them as weapons.  Dear Reader you have the ability to do what God has set out for you to do.  You just need a little training.  Go to the word and study, pray for yourself and others, and God will teach you and prepare you to build a wonderful world around you.  Enjoy your Home Depot experience.

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed