Ok, knock it down!

You spend minutes to hours building something...  A house of Cards,  string of dominoes,  blocks,  whatever...  And then "knock it down"  times comes with seconds of exhilarating destruction.  

Child's game

Human nature

Most adults still prefer to play this game,  but with real life.  The preference of human nature at all ages is to tear down over build up.  We tend to look for ways of tearing things down,  destroy,  in relationships,  society,  etc.  It's so much easier,  so much more fun to deal a blow and walk away.

I see this in politics....  So often we pass a law mandating a change in people's lives,  but don't follow through with then helping them actually build a new life.

I see this in the church....  Where sinners are scorned,  blamed,  complained about....  But little is done to actually lend a hand,  change lives,  build futures.

I see this in families....  Where members attack,  complain,  put down each other more often than help,  support,  love,  correct.

It's just more fun and easier to watch things fall.

The irony here is....  If we concentrated on building,  so much less destruction would be necessary.  In politics if we helped people see the light,  show them the benefits of a changed life,  teach them why and how,  there would be no need for laws against.  In families if we stopped complaining,  there would be less to complain about.  In church if we spread light instead of condemn the darkness,  there would be fewer sinners.

I say build.  Restore,  create.  That is our God,  our mission.  We are not made for destruction,  we are made to create.