The Junk Yard

I don't know why I have always found junk yards so fascinating, but for some odd reason I always have.

You have probably seen a movie or two where someone ends up in a junk yard the chain linked fence with barb wire all around it, cars are piled really high, there is the typical broken down trailer with some slightly overweight bearded overhaul wearing man with a trucker hat on. Oh yeah and who can forget the viscous dog or dogs that guard the junk yard.

You have to ask your self this question as you watch these scenes play out. "Why do they have viscous dogs guarding junk"? I think maybe its because I am not the only one who finds junk yards fascinating. See I think there are a lot of people who can find a treasure some where in the midst of all that junk and half the fun is searching for it and then once you have found it you can begin to restore it to its original state. Kind of like Herrbie the love bug - fully reloaded! You see I love looking at what most people have written off as junk and finding the best in it and making it look beautiful again.

I think God is into junk yards too. At least I know He is into this junk yard and I believe He is into your junk yard as well. You see no matter how many fences we put up no matter how hard we try to guard our selves God has a way of getting in and finding the treasure hiding amongst the junk and pulling it out and making it beautiful.

As I close this blog I am reminded of a story in the Bible in the book of Ezekiel chapter 37. In this story Ezekiel is looking at a valley and this valley is full of bones and God asks him this question. Ezekiel can these bones live? His reply is yes Lord these bones can live and then through the process of God using Ezekiel to speak to the bones, the bones become a living army. In other words God is into Junk Yards and He can find the best in the worst of us and pull out the treasure. So let Him into your junk and watch what He will do.

Thanks for listening
Dream Big!
PB