King Solomon and a new park?!?!

The Minden Park Crew did it.  The new park equipment is in!  A big congratulations goes out to the committee for all their hard work: having the vision, raising the money, and seeing the project through until completion.  Also, a big thank you to all who helped with the construction.  Pretty neat to see all the effort pay off.  Now, how in the world am I going to tie Solomon into this?  Read on my friends read on.
Last Sunday I gave a sermon and the subject was about King Solomon and his request for wisdom.  I talked a little bit about the warts that Solomon had, and the fact that God could work around those warts.  I also reminded us that King Solomon's faults also lead to his downfall so God may work around warts but that doesn't mean wrong actions don't have consequences.  I pointed out some of King Solomon's faults to remind us that God doesn't call super saints to do God's work.  God calls everyone, even those who aren't perfect.  I also reminded us that through the power of the Spirit God can accomplish amazing things if we are willing to follow. 
I preach a lot on the fact that God is waiting and more than willing to work through us, but we short circuit that power because we are afraid, we are lazy, we don't think we're qualified, etc.  There are numerous examples of God using normal, everyday, even seriously flawed people to further God's work in the world.  Those people God worked through, including King Solomon who was called the wisest king every, were far from perfect, but God did amazing things through them because they had a relationship with God and opened themselves up to the Spirit.
The Minden Park Crew started out with a goal in mind.  They wanted new park equipment for the kids.  The cost seemed insurmountable, and I imagine more than once they heard, and maybe even felt, that there was no way a town like Minden could raise that kind of money.  That same attitude, we can't do this or that because...(fill in the excuse) keeps us from experiencing the full blessings God wants us to have.  King David, King Solomon, Moses, the Disciples are all pillars of Christianity.  They have one thing in common with all of us...they were far from perfect.  Yet, God called them, as God calls us today.  They had the courage to listen and open themselves up to God.  Can we do the same?  Can we put aside our doubts, our fears, and our laziness to see what God wants to accomplish through us?  If we can then amazing things are ahead of us...just like the Park Crew who persevered and accomplished their goal.  But, if we close ourselves off and/or give up then we miss out on an amazing journey and some special blessings.