Martha and I just threw a fresh coat of paint on the outside of our house, along with a new blanket of mulch. Of course, it’s still the same old house, with the same old dirt in front of it; it just has a fresh outer coating.

Sometimes people think this is what becoming a Christ-follower is like: a new coat of paint on life – Christian coral or Believer blue or Salvation salmon. A pretty coating of religious behavior. But that is like putting makeup on a pig (no offense to pigs.) When you surrender to Jesus, He starts building a new you from the ground up! Yes, He uses your existing DNA, but everything that matters about you is changing. It’s more like taking an old house down to the studs and rebuilding it than like a coat of paint. We don’t add a new outside veneer; rather, we become new from the inside all the way to the outside.

So, what about you? Are you just putting on a fresh paint job, or are you allowing God to do a full restoration?

Are you tired of being stuck inside and longing for some new surroundings? Let’s take a little virtual trip today to Pennsylvania Amish Country. The rolling green farm lands, the peaceful, soul-nourishing atmosphere and don’t forget the Whoopie pies.

What if today, we worked as if the living God and His wisdom were inside us? Would we be doing different work? In a different way? Would we think higher, grander thoughts? Would we expect and GET bigger results?

Six and a half years ago, the Lord led Martha and I into what we thought was a Radio Ministry called iWork4Him. Now, the Lord’s big thinking is an organization that brings all the voices of the faith and work movement into one place..

Decisions made from the top down use God’s wisdom and God’s perspective. He has the perfect solution to the issues we are facing. How often in life have we made decisions with the wrong reference point?