When we try to build our lives, often we attempt to build them like a house builder does.
With a firm foundation.
Straight boundary lines.
Properly insulated, heated & wired.
Secure roof.
Working plumbing.
Well maintained.
Both welcoming & safe.
All it takes is one crack in the foundation that goes unchecked to undermine the stability of the whole house.
Or in this case, our life.
One sin or lie, unchecked, has the ability to grow & deepen and attract more like minded elements set on expanding that crack & shaking our foundation.
And when your foundation is based solely on the works of your hands, the aftermath of a large crack can be devastating. Leaving you shattered, broken and hopeless.
God reminds us throughout the Word that He is to be our foundation.
For He alone is solid enough to last, secure enough to never crumble, and able to keep us protected under His covering.
When we allow that small unchecked crack- whether a sin, a lie or an area of disbelief we refuse to bring to Him- we open a door for the enemy to widen that crack in our foundation.
Time spent with Him in prayer & worship, studying the Word, listening & seeking His face every day is not only the best preventative measure you can make to protect your foundation, but to restore & heal the cracks you may already have.
I find that when I listen to my own thoughts or pain too much, without bringing them to the Lord or into line with His Word, a crack begins to form within.
If I leave it exposed to the elements without asking God to fix it, it expands faster than I can imagine.
One can become many when left unchecked.
Sin & lies are like yeast. You only need a small amount of yeast in a recipe, but it spreads throughout the other ingredients, linking them together to become something new.
In the case of the enemy, a small sin we think no one else will discover & keep to ourselves can lead to more & more decisions leading us down a path we never meant to head down but now can’t stop following without intervention.
One lie left unchecked magnetically attracts more, and once it gains enough strength, will begin to repel the truth to keep itself secure.
It only takes one spark to ignite an out of control fire.
God knew from the beginning we would need Him to be our foundation.
And He also knew we would fail to build solid lives without Him.
Jesus Himself came to be the cornerstone, the most important part of every foundation.
And because of His great love, Jesus ripped through the fabric of time & space, morality & law, to make the way for all to have Him not only save them, but to become their Rock.
The Rock of all ages.
Solid. Eternal. Holy. True. Secure.
All we could ever need for a solid foundation.
And He doesn’t just stop there.
Holy Spirit helps us on a daily basis to bring our foundation under His eye & seek where work may need to be done, or where previously done repairs may need to be reinforced.
There are many, many verses which touch upon God being our foundation, the Rock to build our lives upon.
Here are five such verses to ponder & memorize, to dig your teeth into & weave into your foundation.
For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
-1 Corinthians 3:11 ESV
These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
– Matthew 7:24-25 MSG
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
– 1 Timothy 6:19, NIV
He alone is my rock and my deliverance, my citadel high on the hill; I will not be shaken.
– Psalm 62:2 VOICE
But the Lord has become my High Tower and Defense, and my God the Rock of my refuge.
– Psalm 94:22 AMP
KARLA LEES 