Week 10: Location, Location, Location.....

As a builder for Christ, location is a very important aspect of how well we can build. No matter how hard you try you cannot dig a foundation in the middle of the ocean.

In Genesis there is a story about a man named Lot and the people he was with. Lot chose to face his tent towards the wicked city of Sodom, while others chose to face their tents toward the temple. Lot's choice eventually led to his captivity... but what about the choice of those who faced their tents towards the temple?

I recently just finished a book called "Paper Towns" by John Green. (SPOILER ALERT!!!) It is about a girl who is popular and has a car and is beautiful and lives a very nice life... at least in the worldly sense. Margo the girl in the book seeks escape... to build herself. She reads of this paper town in New York. Paper towns are towns that don't really exist. They are fake towns created by the map maker to keep other people from copying their maps without consent. She reads of this town called Agloe. It was a paper town until someone came along and built a General Store then making it an extremely small town, population zero. Even though Margo has a great and wonderful worldly life, she seeks more. So she runs off to the town of Agloe to build herself.

Although this book wasn't even church related, maybe there is something we can learn. When we are in the wrong location can we build ourselves? Can we build ourselves when we are surrounded by groups of people facing the wrong way?

So yes I must face my tent towards the temple but what can I do for others who's tent is in the wrong direction? What if Lot would have had a pal that was like "Hey bro, come sit in my tent for a while. We can look at the temple and listen to the messages. It'll be so fun!"I know it sounds a little crazy and they probly wouldn't have said it like that but it makes you wonder. What if someone could have helped him turn his tent? All the time we travel through misguided "tents", but what would happen if we took the time to take down the tent carry it to the temple and plant it so far deep into the ground that it can "be not moved"? This my friends, is missionary work.

I recently read a quote that said, "You may feel like you are on the wrong path, but as long as your sights are on  the temple, the path is always correct!" How comforting! This life may be full of trail and temptation and we may wander and feel lost and hopeless, but I promise you as long as your sights are on the temple it is ALWAYS right! Our lives will never be picture perfect.... our paths will never be straight.... and sometimes we have to check out several locations before we know we are headed in the right direction. But I beg and plead that your sights be on that temple... it doesn't matter how you get there or how long it takes.. if your sights are on the temple, YOU WILL GET THERE!!!!!