Play-Doh People

Ever since I was a kid, I have enjoyed making things out of Play-Doh. I would make things like cars or hot dogs, but my favorite was always people, not enough imagination, I guess. Now, of course, I always thought the people I made were the best, so I would let them dry out so that way I could save them. The thing about Play-Doh is no matter what you do, it’s not going to last forever, and the more it dries, the easier it breaks. 

When you really think about it, creating anything that really lasts isn’t easy. In fact, the only things that will ever truly last are the things that we do for the kingdom of God because those things aren’t temporary. The only thing is, though, even then, for it to truly last and leave a legacy, we have to make sure that we aren’t the ones building it. Now, that statement might seem a little backwards, but I’m going to show you from Gods word why that’s actually the way it should be. 

In Psalm 127:1-2, we see:

1. Unless the LORD builds a house,

They who build it labor in vain;

Unless the LORD guards a city,

The watchman stays awake in vain.

2. It is futile for you to rise up early,

To stay up late,

To eat the bread of painful labor;

This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.

So, as we see from these verses, it’s very possible for us to spend a lot of time building something that has zero value. And yes, this kind of thing can happen in the church too when we strive to get bigger and have more because we think that looks good. Then we even somehow convince ourselves that we are being blessed by God because of how everything looks on the outside. But, like that Play-Doh, it has no lasting value because God isn’t the one that is actually building it. 

We have to remember that bigger doesn’t always mean better, but on the flip side, that also doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and grow. We are called to be good stewards of what God gives us, and that means to use our resources to help others and to provide for those who need help. We just need to make sure that no matter what we do, we need to get out of the way and allow God to do what He wants to do. That might mean that you have to hurry up and wait. Waiting on God isn’t a passive idea; it’s an expectation that He is going to show you what He wants you to do in the right way at the right time and then working towards that. 

So today I ask you: are you truly waiting on God to build something that lasts and leaves a legacy for His glory? Or are you building something that’s more like dry play-doh people? 

If you can explain it, God probably didn’t do it - Jack Graham

Today, if you don’t know Jesus, I want to remind you that life is like play-doh, it will eventually dry up. Turn to Jesus before it’s too late because you never know how much time you have left.