Life in This Broken-Down House
Your Lord is the ultimate Restorer, and he never rests. One day his work will be over and the world will be completely renewed. In the meantime, he calls you and me to live in this broken-down house with hearts of patience and eyes of promise. He calls us away from self-focused survival and to the hard work of restoration. He calls us away from paralyzing discouragement and the nagging desire to quit. He welcomes us to live in the patience and grace that only he can give. God calls us to live productively in a world gone bad. Do you understand what that means? Chapter 1 Questions. Life in This Broken-Down House 1. Have you, or has a friend of yours, ever lived in a broken-down house that needed significant restoration? How did you or your friend find the experience of living in the house while it was being restored? 2. Are you conscious of this world resembling a broken-down house? In what ways are you aware of this brokenness as you go about your daily life? 3. “You have been created and called by God for more than survival. . . . You have been chosen to be engaged in a process—to care about, to work for, and to embrace the promise and possibility of a restoration lifestyle.” How do you respond to these words?
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