As I walked around my house this morning, I cringed as I saw the evidence of the temporary disaster that surrounded me. Each room is currently housing furniture, accessories, paint cans and supplies, etc. Of course, this is what happens when you start remodeling. It starts with one room at a time, but that one room, after it’s emptied out, seems to dominate the rest of the floor with its clutter.
As I sat down during my quiet time, I realized how similar our internal remodeling resembles the present state of my home. Think about it. When you’re remodeling a room, you have to empty it out entirely and put all of its contents in other spaces as temporary place holds. When you decide you need to fix one area of your life it overlaps into the others. The size of the overlap depends on how big of an area (room) you’re fixing.
As you look around at the mess you’re making, it can become very discouraging because you may be affecting those you love temporarily, and/or you may be causing major discomfort to yourself. However, you know deep down inside that cleaning out that room, that one area in your life, is very critical and that the end result will be positive.
If that’s you today, don’t lose heart. Life is about change and improvement. Some times we all need to empty out a room, pull out the old rug and put a fresh coat of paint. Although it requires a lot of work, the end result is so worth it…and all of that clutter you see around, it’s all temporary.
A cousin of mine said something that I try to live by when I start to freak out (like this morning). He said, don’t sweat the small stuff, that’s all it is…small.
So, instead of focusing on the temporary place holds throughout my house, I decided to look at the room we’re remodeling and envision the end result. This change of focus helps me to stop looking at the necessary mess that had to be made, and puts me at ease knowing that one day (very soon) I will have my home back to normal with one nicer room.
Chin up. Internal remodeling is a good thing that is temporarily messy with a wonderful end state all because you have the courage to want change for the better.
Hurray for internal remodeling! I applaud anyone who plans to do it or is in it.
Be blessed.
As I sat down during my quiet time, I realized how similar our internal remodeling resembles the present state of my home. Think about it. When you’re remodeling a room, you have to empty it out entirely and put all of its contents in other spaces as temporary place holds. When you decide you need to fix one area of your life it overlaps into the others. The size of the overlap depends on how big of an area (room) you’re fixing.
As you look around at the mess you’re making, it can become very discouraging because you may be affecting those you love temporarily, and/or you may be causing major discomfort to yourself. However, you know deep down inside that cleaning out that room, that one area in your life, is very critical and that the end result will be positive.
If that’s you today, don’t lose heart. Life is about change and improvement. Some times we all need to empty out a room, pull out the old rug and put a fresh coat of paint. Although it requires a lot of work, the end result is so worth it…and all of that clutter you see around, it’s all temporary.
A cousin of mine said something that I try to live by when I start to freak out (like this morning). He said, don’t sweat the small stuff, that’s all it is…small.
So, instead of focusing on the temporary place holds throughout my house, I decided to look at the room we’re remodeling and envision the end result. This change of focus helps me to stop looking at the necessary mess that had to be made, and puts me at ease knowing that one day (very soon) I will have my home back to normal with one nicer room.
Chin up. Internal remodeling is a good thing that is temporarily messy with a wonderful end state all because you have the courage to want change for the better.
Hurray for internal remodeling! I applaud anyone who plans to do it or is in it.
Be blessed.
