I was inspired to work on the monumental Lego set 3723. Considering the family budget, I opted for the more affordable Mecabricks version (online virtual Legos). Among the challenges was that of aligning each of the 1850 pieces, especially when similar colors would camouflage together. One trick is to change the color of completed bricks to the whitish color of the instructions, allowing the newly added colorful bricks to be seen. I broke the project into separate models, losing connection with Mecabricks for whatever reason, so I think I may have extra parts stuck within my model. Listening to worship music became the impetus to press through, in light of the greater purpose of glorifying God. Regardless of the challenges, I finally completed the model around April 7th. At the same time, I wanted to build a tower of matching minifigures, which comes out to be 12-13 high. Since the minifigure arms are not made to reach above their own heads, I used modified monkey arms.
Having taken some biology in college, I know that fitting 1850 pieces together pales in comparison to the trillions of various cells all working together to build each one of us. It’s neat how the head and arms of this Lego set can rotate. Just looking at my office stretching routine, I have incredible ranges of motion compared to the actual Lego build. And should anything happen to a physical 3723 set, it will require a talented builder to repair any broken parts. Yet our bodies are self-healing, the specified cells directed to the specified locations of repair. Seated atop this marvel of engineering, the human brain is considered the most complex piece of hardware in the universe. The central nervous system has been likened to a computer’s wiring system, computing and sharing billions of bits of information. Furthermore, a single human brain likely contains more “wiring” than if we were to hook together all the computer systems on Earth.1
Using an analogy of the wondrous human body, God’s instruction book encourages us to align ourselves in unity under the headship of Christ.
“15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.” Ephesians 4:15-16 NLT
This description of love is that of the God-man who sacrificed His love for the worst of sinners. I prize myself when I sacrifice my time for a family member, but God’s love transcends my small radius of human love. Because He is God, He is able to see each person’s unique value and purpose, even when the rest of us cannot. His vision is broad enough to encircle the globe and yet sharp enough to see the individual’s path. Consider our Lego sculpture, and pretend each piece has a personality. The red squarish pieces often stick well together, avoiding the possibility of sticking too tightly with a green piece. For the most part, each color fits in well with its own kind. And then there is that rebel piece that just does not seem to match what everyone else is doing – the dark grey crossaxle with a knob. You wouldn’t see it unless you ripped the arms off, and yet it serves a very important purpose. The only two crossaxles in this set do not come in contact with each other; instead, they pin in place the rotating pieces that hold each arm as it rotates. While the crossaxle might be saying to itself, “I feel so secluded and excluded in the shadows here”, everyone on the outside is enjoying the colorful movement of the whole arm.
“18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it…
22 In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.” 1 Corinthians 12:18, 22 NLT
So we have God’s word encouraging that He is well aware of where we need to be in serving the body of the church, and nothing done for His great purpose goes unseen. Imagine if Jamie Berard or Amy Corbett complimented you on a Lego creation. If you don’t recognize these names, they are the prestigious judges of the show Lego Master. Would it matter so much that nobody else had noticed the value of your creation? In the words of Craig Groeschel, “Be who God called you to be. Live for an audience of ONE.” Align with God’s will and find true happiness, which I’m sure is another good quote. But have you tried it, or are you continually running in circles trying to please people, yourself included? What cannot be aligned in human wisdom, the wisdom of the Grandmaster Builder sees the entire plan from East to West and from start to finish. While we might not naturally stick to a different brick, aligning our hearts with the will of the Builder makes the impossible possible.
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