Leaving A Mark On A Heart

They tell us that any time we do renovations; we will almost always be greeted with unexpected issues. When we decided to do some renovations we also decided to gut the room. Surprises, yes, but good ones to. What good came out of that exercise was what we found in the walls. I always hoped to find something that someone either decided to stash there or just happened to drop something and never took it back out.  We were not disappointed. I remember buying a brand new Ford back in 1974 and having to take the carpet up due to something under the carpet.  There we found 24 nut bold and screws.

What we found in the house told us about those who had been here so many years before. An old post card addressed to a former resident, an empty envelop and two name of former residents. Someone to remember and someone left their stamp on the house. Made you think of how they lived their lives surrounded by these walls. At one point, between two layers of wallpaper we found the date it was covered over with the second layer of paper.

When we put our rooms back together we put all those items in an envelope along with a note to say who we were, what year we did the renovation and, yes, something extra, a complete set of coins for that year.

Made me think, of what are you leaving behind? Will someone remember you? Important to realize that it’s what you leave behind in people’s hearts that lives long after we have moved on. It’s what you and I did with the renovation of their heart when we helped turn their hearts to the God you know and love.  Sharing our faith with someone else will imprint our name in their thankful hearts forever.

Something to think about

Rob