It Is RentedIsaiah 49:16

Written to a woman who will not mark a rented wall and keeps every photograph in a drawer, getting the faces she loves out where she can see them without touching anything.

MelodyEveryday family faith
10 min

Messages

1 Corinthians 12:24
Nothing Matches

Everything Here Came From Somewhere Different

Nothing Matches10 minSantiago
1 Corinthians 12:24
John 19:30
A Home Not A Show

Everything Good Waits Until It Is Finished

Home Not11 minImani
John 19:30
Luke 2:7
The Room I Avoid

The Bed In There Is Always Made

Room Avoid11 minTahoma
Luke 2:7
1 Samuel 16:7
Nothing Matches

My Walls Are Bare Because Nothing Goes

Nothing Matches10 minCaleb
1 Samuel 16:7
Psalm 119:105
The Room I Avoid

I Never Turn That Light On

Room Avoid11 minZev
Psalm 119:105
1 Chronicles 29:15
It Is Rented

Why Put It Up If I Take It Down

It Is Rented10 minAmir
1 Chronicles 29:15
Isaiah 32:18
A Home Not A Show

We Live In One Room And Keep Two

Home Not10 minTahoma
Isaiah 32:18
Isaiah 49:16
It Is Rented

I Have Forty Photographs In A Drawer

It Is Rented10 minMelody
Isaiah 49:16
Proverbs 13:22
What I Kept

I Am Keeping It For Children Who Do Not Want It

What I Kept11 minEliana
Proverbs 13:22
Galatians 6:4
A Home Not A Show

My First Apartment Against Theirs

Home Not10 minJubilee
Galatians 6:4
Malachi 3:16
What I Kept

Nobody Has Looked In That Photograph Box

What I Kept10 minTahoma
Malachi 3:16
Ecclesiastes 5:18
The Room I Avoid

The Good Room Is For An Occasion

Room Avoid11 minJubilee
Ecclesiastes 5:18
2 Timothy 4:13
What I Kept

My Father's Things Are Still In Boxes

What I Kept10 minCaleb
2 Timothy 4:13
Romans 12:18
It Is Rented

The Living Room Belongs To Nobody

It Is Rented10 minEliana
Romans 12:18
Luke 14:28
One Corner First

There Are Three Things I Started

One Corner First10 minJubilee
Luke 14:28
Hebrews 13:2
Somebody Is Coming

They Are Coming Over On Saturday

Somebody Is Coming10 minMelody
Hebrews 13:2
Acts 2:46
The Room I Avoid

I Eat Standing At The Counter

Room Avoid10 minSantiago
Acts 2:46
Psalm 46:10
Somebody Is Coming

The Hour Before They Arrive

Somebody Is Coming10 minNova
Psalm 46:10
Zechariah 4:10
One Corner First

I Look At The Whole House And Do Nothing

One Corner First10 minNova
Zechariah 4:10
Ecclesiastes 3:6
What I Kept

I Have Not Moved One Thing In Three Years

What I Kept10 minElias
Ecclesiastes 3:6
Nehemiah 13:8
The Room I Avoid

The Table Is Under All Of That

Room Avoid12 minAmir
Nehemiah 13:8
Matthew 25:25
A Home Not A Show

The Good Set Has Been In That Cupboard For Twenty Years

Home Not10 minMelody
Matthew 25:25
Luke 12:15
Nothing Matches

The One Good Thing Makes The Rest Look Worse

Nothing Matches11 minZev
Luke 12:15
Psalm 32:8
One Corner First

I Cannot Decide Which Corner

One Corner First10 minEliana
Psalm 32:8
Acts 16:15
Somebody Is Coming

We Used To Host And Then We Stopped

Somebody Is Coming10 minElias
Acts 16:15
2 Corinthians 12:9
One Corner First

My Body Decides How Much I Get

One Corner First10 minZariah
2 Corinthians 12:9
Psalm 34:5
A Home Not A Show

I Apologize Within Thirty Seconds

Home Not11 minElias
Psalm 34:5
Mark 2:21
One Corner First

I Did One Corner And It Made The Rest Look Worse

One Corner First11 minMelody
Mark 2:21
Psalm 31:15
It Is Rented

The Lease Runs Out In June

It Is Rented10 minNova
Psalm 31:15
Deuteronomy 6:7
A Home Not A Show

I Clear The Room For Nobody

Home Not10 minNova
Deuteronomy 6:7
Joel 2:25
What I Kept

It Is From A Marriage That Ended

What I Kept11 minNova
Joel 2:25
Isaiah 40:29
One Corner First

There Is Nothing Left By Seven O'Clock

One Corner First11 minElias
Isaiah 40:29
Proverbs 18:21
Nothing Matches

I Apologize Before They Sit Down

Nothing Matches11 minEliana
Proverbs 18:21
Isaiah 42:3
The Room I Avoid

I Have Learned To Walk Around It

Room Avoid10 minMelody
Isaiah 42:3
Proverbs 14:4
Nothing Matches

I Chose It Because It Survives Children

Nothing Matches11 minZariah
Proverbs 14:4
Ruth 1:16
It Is Rented

I Am Living In My Daughter's Spare Room

It Is Rented10 minElias
Ruth 1:16
2 Corinthians 10:12
Somebody Is Coming

Her House Is Beautiful And She Is Coming Here

Somebody Is Coming10 minEliana
2 Corinthians 10:12
2 Timothy 1:5
Nothing Matches

My First Place Came Out Of An Attic

Nothing Matches11 minJubilee
2 Timothy 1:5
Philippians 4:11
It Is Rented

The Furniture Came With The Place

It Is Rented11 minTahoma
Philippians 4:11
Ecclesiastes 11:4
One Corner First

I Am Waiting For A Free Weekend

One Corner First10 minCaleb
Ecclesiastes 11:4
Psalm 133:1
The Room I Avoid

Every Chair Faces The Same Way

Room Avoid11 minElias
Psalm 133:1
Matthew 5:37
Somebody Is Coming

I Cancel The Week It Is My Turn

Somebody Is Coming10 minSantiago
Matthew 5:37
Luke 2:19
What I Kept

Their Rooms Are Still Full Of Their Things

What I Kept10 minMelody
Luke 2:19
1 Peter 4:9
Somebody Is Coming

Her Mother Is Coming On Sunday

Somebody Is Coming10 minCaleb
1 Peter 4:9
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Nothing Matches

The Floor The Couch And The Curtains Disagree

Nothing Matches10 minNova
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Genesis 2:18
Somebody Is Coming

I Have Decided I Am Not A Host

Somebody Is Coming11 minZev
Genesis 2:18
Genesis 2:24
Nothing Matches

Two Of Everything And No Pair

Nothing Matches10 minElias
Genesis 2:24
Luke 15:20
Somebody Is Coming

She Is Coming Back To See The House

Somebody Is Coming11 minImani
Luke 15:20
Genesis 26:22
It Is Rented

Eleven Years And I Still Call It Temporary

It Is Rented11 minSantiago
Genesis 26:22
Mark 6:31
One Corner First

I Cannot Finish Anything With Them Here

One Corner First10 minImani
Mark 6:31
Genesis 50:20
What I Kept

I Kept The Wrong Thing

What I Kept10 minZev
Genesis 50:20
1 Peter 4:8
Nothing Matches

There Is A Blanket Over The Couch

Nothing Matches11 minTahoma
1 Peter 4:8
1 Timothy 6:8
A Home Not A Show

I Am Keeping Up A Standard Nobody Checks

Home Not10 minZev
1 Timothy 6:8
Joshua 4:6
What I Kept

Half Of This Belonged To Somebody Gone

What I Kept11 minImani
Joshua 4:6
Mark 9:41
Nothing Matches

Not One Of My Mugs Has A Match

Nothing Matches10 minImani
Mark 9:41
Matthew 18:5
Somebody Is Coming

My Son Asked If His Friend Could Come

Somebody Is Coming10 minAmir
Matthew 18:5
John 2:7
What I Kept

Her Dishes Have Never Been Used

What I Kept10 minZariah
John 2:7
Psalm 121:8
Somebody Is Coming

A Stranger Has To Come Inside

Somebody Is Coming11 minZariah
Psalm 121:8
Proverbs 15:17
The Room I Avoid

We All Live In The Back Room

Room Avoid11 minCaleb
Proverbs 15:17
Matthew 6:1
A Home Not A Show

The Room Is Set For A Photograph

Home Not10 minZariah
Matthew 6:1
Psalm 4:8
The Room I Avoid

I Get Dressed In The Dark

Room Avoid10 minNova
Psalm 4:8
Luke 24:29
Somebody Is Coming

I Talk To Her In The Doorway

Somebody Is Coming10 minTahoma
Luke 24:29
Jeremiah 29:5
It Is Rented

There Is A Box I Have Not Opened In Three Moves

It Is Rented10 minImani
Jeremiah 29:5
Proverbs 13:12
The Room I Avoid

It Was Going To Be For Something

Room Avoid11 minZariah
Proverbs 13:12
Matthew 13:31
One Corner First

A Corner Is Not Worth Doing

One Corner First11 minZev
Matthew 13:31
Exodus 20:17
A Home Not A Show

I Look At Other People's Rooms At Night

Home Not11 minEliana
Exodus 20:17
1 Peter 4:10
Nothing Matches

Everything I Own Was Somebody Else's First

Nothing Matches11 minMelody
1 Peter 4:10
Mark 10:14
A Home Not A Show

The Children Are Not Allowed In There

Home Not10 minAmir
Mark 10:14
Genesis 28:16
The Room I Avoid

That Is Where The Argument Happened

Room Avoid12 minImani
Genesis 28:16
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Nothing Matches

Three Roommates Left And Left This

Nothing Matches10 minAmir
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Luke 16:10
One Corner First

Twenty Minutes Is All I Get

One Corner First10 minAmir
Luke 16:10
Psalm 23:5
A Home Not A Show

I Have Never Eaten At My Own Table

Home Not10 minSantiago
Psalm 23:5
Psalm 90:1
It Is Rented

We Know The Date We Have To Leave

It Is Rented10 minCaleb
Psalm 90:1
Proverbs 14:23
One Corner First

I Have Been Planning This For Two Years

One Corner First10 minTahoma
Proverbs 14:23
Luke 10:41
A Home Not A Show

I Keep Trying To Make It Look Like Theirs

Home Not11 minCaleb
Luke 10:41
Haggai 1:6
One Corner First

I Keep Doing The Same Easy Thing

One Corner First10 minSantiago
Haggai 1:6
John 1:39
Somebody Is Coming

I Always Meet People Somewhere Else

Somebody Is Coming10 minJubilee
John 1:39
Psalm 137:4
What I Kept

These Came From A Country I Left

What I Kept10 minAmir
Psalm 137:4
Psalm 68:6
It Is Rented

I Moved Back Into My Parents' House At Forty

It Is Rented11 minZariah
Psalm 68:6
1 Samuel 18:4
What I Kept

I Hate It And I Cannot Get Rid Of It

What I Kept10 minSantiago
1 Samuel 18:4
2 Kings 4:10
It Is Rented

One Room In Somebody Else's House

It Is Rented10 minJubilee
2 Kings 4:10
1 Kings 17:12
What I Kept

I Only Have Two Things Of Hers

What I Kept10 minJubilee
1 Kings 17:12
Hebrews 11:9
It Is Rented

I Cannot Paint And I Cannot Drill

It Is Rented10 minZev
Hebrews 11:9
Proverbs 24:3
The Room I Avoid

A Room I Walk Through And Never Sit In

Room Avoid11 minEliana
Proverbs 24:3