I hate painting with a passion!
January 13, 2008
My wife and I, as I have mentioned in earlier blogs, are remodeling our house. And with all the chaos that comes with that. I hate painting with a passion. So much so that whenever we move to a new home I will try with all my might to convince my wife that we have to preserve the look as is. Because I generally think that painting is somewhat pointless. My wife on the other hand thinks it kind of fun, and extremely necessary. And she wins most of the time!
We have all had to paint I’m sure at one time or another. And we all know that we can either put in the time to prep(i.e. tape off around the trim, get the right kind of tools etc.) or we can just open the can of paint and slap it on. I prefer the slap on method, while my wife is all about preparation. And you know what the reason why I don’t tape off the room is because I think that it’s a waste of time. But in the reality of things, when you prepare the way that you should it actually saves you a lot of hard ache and ironically time.
In Exodus 19 is says this… “Then he (God) said to Moses, ‘I am going to come to you in the form of a dark cloud, so that the people themselves can hear me when I talk with you, and then they will always believe you. Sanctify them today and tomorrow, and have them wash their clothes.’”
You know what, I often forget to prepare my soul for God. Every week I go into his presence and I bring with me all the frustrations and junk of the week. My sins, my anger, frustrations and weaknesses. I think that one of the most important things for us to remember is that God can’t fill our hearts, if we skim on the preparation.
