I have been musing over a visual God gave me this weekend as I sat in prayer with a friend of mine about the Blessing House. I have come to understand that when all I had was given into the hands of the Father for His use, it became a sacred trust. My hoe was no longer just a physical place, but a spiritual house whose roof imparted spiritual blessings to whomever walked through the door, whose doors and windows opened into the spiritual realm, and whose paths and halls led people to one another and the Lord. They slept deeply under blankets of protection and warmth and ate spiritual food upon awaking. Conversation occurred whether words were spoken or not and worship flowed through their eyes as they walked the gardens.
One day the Lord said very clearly to me "This is the House of the Lord and you are the door keeper." which changed the nature of how I regarded what I lived in with my family. The life of this Waconia Blessing House has laid a foundation of stewardship as a life style. Now this year begins the building of a new Blessing House in Victoria which will cover 4 acres instead of a double lot. It is an overwhelming task for me to do alone and the Master has begun gathering others who are excited about the vision to help.
The visual He gave me was stunning. "I am bringing living stones together to build my house." I haven't quite mined the depth of those words as yet. They are found in 1 Peter 2 and describe those who have come to the The Living Stone which poured out refreshing water in the desert and is the Stone rejected by others, stumbled over by some and yet chosen to be the foundation stone of the spiritual house. So, the Master builder is bringing living stones to the work of the Blessing House - ones who are a holy priesthood who will offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
What does that all mean? I don't know as yet, but I know it to be true because He is using unconventional resources to design and create this new place.
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