I am getting ready to paint a car. I sanded the entire car down to bare metal and then skim-coated the whole car with Bondo. Then, I used Bondo to fill in the prominent low spots and dents I could see with my eyes and feel with my hands. Now, I will spray the car with a black primer and then sand it all with an 18-inch long by 3-inch wide block sander. As I do that, working the entire body in several directions, the black paint will come off except in the low areas. I will put another layer of bondo on the low areas and then repaint it with the black primer and sand it with my long-block sander again. This time, the areas of black should be fewer and smaller. I will Bondo those areas once more and then paint and sand again; then I will call it good and move on to a different kind of primer, then sand by hand with finer grit sandpaper. I will go through several other steps designed to result in a beautiful paint job on a nice 1969 Mustang.

My big goal in life is to enter eternity with a character that is as much like the character of Jesus as possible. I want to grow more and more like Him every day. To do that, I need to see and correct my character flaws. I must pursue holiness, righteousness, and Christ-like character with diligence and discipline.

Who I am in character for eternity is infinitely more important than a 1969 Mustang, so I should pursue that character with much more care and concern for the beauty of my soul than I put into that car.