I Love My Brick!

Ok this might bore you slightly but i like it!

Going back a few months, Our church went on a weekend away at Scarborough, it was a really good weekend and i took alot away with me, I guess that this was about the time when God really started talking to me, and i began to Acknowledge God in my life.

The whole weekend was titled 'Foundations', and was about getting to the bottom of our relationships with God and making sure our foundations were strong. On the Sunday morning, we had a small prayer meeting before the main gathering, normally i wouldn't have gone to this as the swimming pool is normally my worship place when we go away, but earlier that morning a friend from church, Dave, a fellow joiner/builder asked me to come along as he thought id benefit from this meeting, so i gave up the swimming pool and went along.

Mhe meeting started with n explanaition of foundations, or footings, now as a builder i knoww the most important bit of a building isthe foundations, and without substantal foundations, the biulding will be week and risk collapsing. Dave started to explain about how it all starts with digging, so in our spiritual lives we have to remove anything from use having a Firm foundation on/with God!, and then we add concrete to form the foundation,, the concrete in our lives with god is belief, because if we didn't believe any thing we build on top will fall down.

But Dave took this meeting one step further than foundations, this is the bit that's had me thinking qiute alot, he spook about the bricks, now there are three types of brick, Engineering brick, facing brick, and a block. now each have there own purpose but they differ to how they are used on a building.

First you get an engineering brick, these lay on the foundations and give the building a layout on top of the foundation, like the bible shows us how we should live our lives. it is very important to have engineering bricks as they stop moisture from the ground penetrating the building, and hold back anything that should come in between us and God.

Next you have a Facing 'Brick', this 'Brick' goes on the out side, its like a false front, it has no purpose other than to look good, and sometimes as Christians we all say 'I'm Christian', but that's as far as it goes, we feel just saying we are Christians is enough. but is it?

The 'Block' is next and this is the most important, this is the supporting skin, this holds up our floors and roofs. id like to think that as a christian im a 'Block' not literally. id like to think that im here to support anything that needs support, Friends, Family, the church.

This idea of being a 'Brick' has played on me ever since, i often question what brick i am? id love to be a 'Block' all the time, but i know, i have feel in to the just putting up a good front before, and not always doing what i should be, but i pray that good will give me guidance to becoming a true 'Block' and start supporting his kingdom.


so what brick are you?