A Heart to Build

A Heart to build
I was reading Ps 127 this week.
1 “unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;”

Also in Proverbs 24:3-5 we read:

3 Through wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
4 By knowledge the rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.

God is a builder so in order to reflect who he is and serve him we must be builders as well. We may never build a physical building but when ever we invest in people’s lives, or establish life giving communities we are building; leaving a legacy for future generations. In life we are either building, occupying or tearing down. Those who build are known for what they are for, those who occupy are known for what they maintain and those who tear down are known for what they are against. I want to be known for what I am for rather than what I am against.

A Commitment to build is a commitment to leave more than we found. By honouring those on whose shoulders we are blessed to stand we are able to build on the foundations that were laid by past generations. Our goal then must be that we leave the next generation with an even greater advantage that they can then build on. As leaders we must be positioning the next generation of leaders for greater success than we have seen as they continue to build on the foundations we are laying.

Building is a process not an event. Building is the theme of our lives. We don’t build in a day or with an single act, we build over a lifetime. Building is a lifetime commitment and inclination to invest and establish. Building is a permanent investment in future generations made over a lifetime.

Building costs and requires investment. Just as any physical building required an investment of, creativity, vision, planning, and finance to make it a permanent reality, so too being a builder and an investor in the lives of others will cost us. Building requires discipline. We may have to forgo personal short term agendas. Building is reliant on a commitment to extend our lives to include others.

Lets live as builders, investing in others, leaving a legacy, leaving more than we have found.

Yours in Him
Ps Geoff Blight
Snr Pastor of Life Church Brisbane