Remodel or tear down

So many things run through my brain at once it's a wonder I can function through the day. I have come to the conclusion that I can't and sometimes shouldn't try to help everyone. Talked with a friend this morning, my lovely sounding board that talks back, anyway to see if what I was thinking made any kind of since. I was so happy that she understood my craziness and even without me being able to articulate what I wanted to fully say. 

Then after running all of that in my head I heard a song that just topped it off. The house that built me by Miranda Lambert. Well that bought a little insight to me that flows with what we talked about. We need to fix ourselves before we even try to fix someone else. Actually help them, answer questions or lead them in a right direction. We have to show and be a strong foundation, hint.

A house has to be solid, have good boards, good roof and as I said a good foundation. We bring so much into our house, past and present junk brings clutter. If our floor, our foundation is strong we fall through. Same as with the boards that hold us up, rotten, broken or mildew will make us fall down, make us weak and cause us to look really bad. If our roof has holes in it, the weather seeps through, sometimes like a dripping that eventually covers everything. 

Our body is a temple a building. Are we letting in all types of weather, are our boards weak and making us sick? What about our foundation? What are we standing on? 

I'll tell ya right now, I want a strong, healthy beautiful house. I want others to want what I have in God. If I look like I'm abandoned and falling down all the time, that's what people see. 

I may not need to completely tear my walls down but I sure could use a little remodel.  Then I can start to help others. I know we are suppose to show Christ, and do all that we can. I do think ,like I said earlier , sometimes we need to repair ourselves  first, and know there are those we may not can help. Like my friend said, we planted the seed now they have to nourish it and clean their own house from clutter. Let's build strong houses, I know mine is a little tattered but it's what on the inside that counts:)