I will show you what it’s like

when someone comes to me,

listens to my teaching,

and then follows it.  

It is like a person building a house

who digs deep

and lays the foundation on solid rock.

When the floodwaters rise

and break against that house,

it stands firm

because it is well built.

(Luke 6:47-48)

 

Torrential spring rains recently caused the foundation of my son’s home to shift. During a lightning thunderstorm downpour, he and his wife heard a loud crash and the next day discovered multiple wall cracks in a corner bedroom.

A contractor confirmed the damage and suggested not repairing the wall cracks until the foundation problem is fixed. He said that, without a solid foundation, the house could shift again and would destroy any hastily made surface repairs.

What a great life analogy.

Several years ago, a normal morning dawned, but before it was over, part of my life foundation had shifted. It began when my daughter called to tell me that her dad, my husband, had been killed…and left painful cracks all over my life. And my human reaction was to want it all fixed. Fix it now. Please, please, please God, fix it now.

But he didn’t.

He did, however, make me consciously aware of his rock-solid presence. And also promised me that I could stand firm on his foundation because, regardless of the storms around me, it’s never ever going to move, crack or shift.