MATTHEW CHAPTER 7
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
Here is what the Lord laid on my heart last night, and we talked about it. I will try to write it the way God's wants me to.
So many of us try to find the perfect relationship. We look in all the wrong places, and we listen to all the worldly advice from the "guru's." Sarah, like we talked about, not just in our own lives, but the lives of others, we have built our houses on faulted foundations.
When the foundation is not level, or it is cracked ( our perspective's and aspirations of a perfect relationship) the house that we build will crumble and fall. When we build our hopes and dreams around those things that do not come from Christ, we tend to find ourselves having to renovate our houses(our hearts, lives) time and time again. We try new things, go to great heights to make our houses attractive, or inviting. But all that is foolish like the fool who built his house on the sand. Only after countless "home projects" we realize that we have to tear the whole house down, and start again, which is dreadful, horrible, and leads us down a road filled with Satan's influence.
2 Corinthians 5:17
17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
So when we let Christ be our foundation, His Word, His Love, we do not have to tear our house down anymore. It will stand the test of time because our foundation will be firm. We are a new creation, and we will always remain a part of Him and His "Hood" so corny but i love it!!
Only when we spend intimate time with Him...studying His Word and praying... will we become content in our singleness. Content in knowing that Christ has already picked out that one perfect spouse for us. We should also surround our selves with other strong believers who set the standard high, just like in your note. When we have those who shine for Jesus and lead by example in our lives, our lives will start to shine more for Jesus.
Proverbs 27:17
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another"
1 Thessalonians 5:11
11Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Hebrews 10:2424And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Maybe we should be spending more time making sure our foundation is firm and true instead of focusing on the decor of our houses.
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