Deconstruction
To me, deconstruction suggests a careful dismantling — setting aside and preserving everything that can be reused. It looks toward restoration, rebuilding on a better foundation with integrity and strength.
Destruction, on the other hand, leaves only a heap of rubble.
Our God is a restorer. He gathers remnants and rebuilds. The Enemy, though, comes only to steal, kill, and destroy.
A Barometer
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you. — Isaiah 26:3
Barometers measure pressure. The pressure seems elevated around me. Too often, it rises within me. God has a message: perfect peace is available in pressure-packed surroundings. Our good Father wants to keep us secure. Our great Father can keep us secure. He needs us to focus our attention and trust him.
Discipleship's Superior
I'm a discipleship guy. I have been for at least four decades. If discipleship is being trained by Christ, I think discipleship is superior to almost any endeavor. Almost. The work of discipleship has its own superior: coming to know God, the Trainer.
I was trained in college by several professors, most of whom I didn't know any better on the day of my graduation than I did at orientation—no big deal. But to miss out on knowing God is to miss out on eternal life.
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