Recently a couple fresh off the farm moved into a small 3-bedroom duplex just down the street from my wife & me. The house sits on a tiny speck of land, shares the neighbor’s driveway, & has a 1-car garage.
The problem: they’ve tried to bring too much of the farm with them, including truckloads of dirt & mulch! The garage is packed floor-to-ceiling with equipment & supplies just waiting to be tooled into useful items. His pickup is one of those full-sized jobs with enough cab space to fit the Partridge family & the other two vehicles don’t even fit on their property. Most days you will find him out in his driveway with his power tools chewing through lumber. They don’t seem to know much about living in a neighborhood … or how to be retired.
When we become Christians, we move into a new neighborhood. The Lord helps us get rid of some old stuff & teaches us how to get along with our new neighbors. Are you learning or resisting what He’s saying to you?