C.S. Lewis Quote

One of my goals for this year was to get at least one book read each month. Thankfully, I am on target (actually, ahead of that target at present) and loving every minute of it. It has really allowed me to weed out time-wasters and spend the little bit of extra time I get on things that will help me plan, improve and enjoy life. It has been a great blessing.

Another added aspect is that I end up with wonderfully powerful words, stories and quotes swirling around in my head and expanding the processes in my head. It's been great. I feel like it has given me greater power as a mother, wife and woman.

One of the quotes that I came across in my latest book that is really sticking with me is this one from C.S. Lewis:

“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”

I love C.S. Lewis and his ability to craft with words in a way that I can only dream of ever doing. When I read this it sunk in deep to my heart. It felt like he had opened up my mind and examined it then described precisely how I have been feeling when I didn't know how to describe it myself. The remodelling that I feel going on throughout my entire being is greater than I expected, but I can feel the improvements and they feel good (though sometimes quite hard and seemingly impossible to understand). Throughout these improvements I have felt a greater need to rely on my Saviour and trust in Him because he knows what I need better than I do. He sees things more eternally than my finite vision can and His perpective is priceless and immeasurable. I am so very grateful for the blessing of prayer and the peace that it brings that me and our little family are in His watchful care. And I am grateful for growth. Growth in faith, love, abilities, and willingness. It's a slow process, and not always pleasant, but I am grateful for it because it brings me closer to my Saviour and Heavenly Father and enables me to bring my family closer.