A Walk Around the Block

It was a breezy, cool morning,

but a beauuuuuutiful day

in Sandersville, GA!

The marker reads, 

Historic Sandersville National Register.

General Sherman's walk made us "historical."

I took a walk around the block.

I love the old homes around our small town.

Most of the older homes have a few things in common...

1.  A Front Porch

2.  One of more rockers

3.  Two or more urns

4.  A fence

Some fancier than others.

( A fence is about as close as we get to a gated community)

What's the purpose of a fence?

1.  To protect what's in

( The sweet kiddos and 

the sweet little cottage in the back)

and

2.  To keep others out

And I got to thinking...

Isn't this just like us?

We construct fences around our hearts...

(I have!)

to protect ourselves from the pain 

of offense or rejection.

(I do!)

We build walls where there should be none.

(I have!)

We dig our fence posts deep, 

we mark our boundary lines

and dare anyone to cross them.

(God help me!)

"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away

have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

(That's ME, yippee!)

For he himself is our peace who has made the two one

and has destroyed the barrier,

the dividing wall of hostility...

(Praise God)

You are no longer foreigners and aliens,

but fellow citizens with God's people

and members of God's household, 

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets

with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone."

(No fence necessary)

Ephesians 2:13-14a, 19-20

TEAR DOWN THAT WALL!

Bonnie:)

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