{"id":297128,"date":"2025-08-07T23:11:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T23:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/dont-settle-for-the-cottage-let-god-build-the-palace\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T23:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T23:11:56","slug":"dont-settle-for-the-cottage-let-god-build-the-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/07\/dont-settle-for-the-cottage-let-god-build-the-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Settle for the Cottage \u2013 Let God Build the Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">I recently shared a powerful illustration that has impacted me for years: Imagine yourself as a living house. God begins by fixing what\u2019s broken, leaky roofs, faulty drains, things you expected. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Then He starts tearing down walls, adding towers, and building entirely new wings. Suddenly, this radical demolition hurts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">All the new construction can be confusing. Slowly, you realize He\u2019s not just renovating your little cottage. He\u2019s building a palace more lavish than you ever imagined, a place fit for Him to dwell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That message is at the heart of my latest episode on The Alita Reynolds Show: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t Settle for the Cottage \u2013 Let God Build the Palace<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe title=\"Don\u2019t Settle for the Cottage \u2013 Let God Build the Palace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jSsW1h-ACyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\u00a0<\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">God never intended for us to settle for just \u201cgood enough.\u201d He\u2019s not interested in simply cleaning us up on the surface or just fixing little maintenance items. He desires full transformation. And while that process can feel painful and unfamiliar, it is always purposeful. His vision for your life is greater than what you can see right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">In this episode, I walk through five key takeaways from this beautiful metaphor and share how we can fully surrender every room of our lives to the Master Builder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Are there rooms in your heart where you\u2019re still trying to maintain control?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Are you asking for a quick renovation when God wants total reconstruction?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you haven\u2019t already, I encourage you to take a quiet moment to watch or listen to the full episode. You\u2019ll be reminded that you are not alone in this process, and our Women of Faith community is walking this journey with you, one surrendered step at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Let\u2019s stop settling for the cottage. Let\u2019s allow God to build the palace He\u2019s designed for each of us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">I&#8217;m wildly cheering you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Alita<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.agent=\"plkajabi\";n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n                                                                      document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1615217018782581');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenoffaith.com\/blog\/don-t-settle-for-the-cottage-let-god-build-the-palace\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently shared a powerful illustration that has impacted me for years: Imagine yourself as a living house. 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