What are you building?

2 Kings 4:10 tells the story of a notable woman in Israel who is used to the prophet Elisha and his servant popping in and out for a meal. She determined in her life that having the man of God coming in and out of her life wasn't good enough so she build a room for him on top of her house so that when Elisha came he and his servant could stay a while.

I've discovered from helping my dad do heaps of renovations over the years that it takes 4 key things to build a room on your house; Time, Effort, Finance and Resource. Finance is required to purchase the right materials and pay the wages for the labour so that the room can be build and furnished; it takes money of the right currency.

The same is true in the spirit. If you want to build a room for God in your life, build a relationship with Him, it takes Time, Effort, Finance and Resource. The difference is the finance that is required isn't Australian dollars. It's not about how much you put in the bag or how much you transfer across the internet, it's about giving with a generous spirit and an attitude of faith. Faith is the currency of heaven. It's what you use to purchase the required materials for building a room for God in your life.

I'm a generous giver because I don't just want to build a dodgy old room with a beanbag and a hammock, I want to build God the best room, not just as a room, but the best room in my whole house. I want it to be made from the best materials, stacked up with a fridge full of Coke and Chocolate, chips and popcorn in the cupboard, a massive LCD TV with cable and free movies with the most comfortable couch and bed that money could buy! Furnish it with an en suite, whatever it takes to make it the best room in the house and give God no reason to ever need to leave!

By being generous with my money and living with an attitude of faith, I am investing and building the best room for God in my life, so He can live in a position of prominence and stay with me.