Repupose, restore, renewal & recycle; These terms all speak to a similar characteristic of second chances. This video is a short clip that shows how reclaimed wood benches from a school gym were saved from the trash heap and given a second chance! There are pics tracking the progression of events from a stack of lumber to a trailer load to floor boards to the installation process followed by the tung oil application.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyUt6v5yfqc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Interestingly enough, this reminds me of our lives after a change occurs and we turn over a new leaf! So many times we, or others around us, want to make a change but then, we return to our old way of doing things as soon as we run into the slightest distraction. Similarly, installing the wood floor literally took a couple of months to get measured, cut to fit, securely anchored and then protected with a natural finish. Our lives also take time to change. It will not happen easily or overnight! Often we must act, even if it doesn't feel right or easy. This is when our actions determine our attitudes! We choose to act a certain way, even if it is not natural.
Take a quick look at the video. Then consider and examine familiar relationships needing a boost. What connections could use encouragement? What tender growth could use fertilizer, or maybe just some water and sunlight?
Where can good discipline not diminish hope?
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