God as Your Rock
“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. “But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards.”
Matthew 7:24-27 MSG
Take a moment to examine your life. Is God the center of your daily living? Is God the center of your relationships, or even your marriage? Is God the center of your daily work? Is God the center of your daily decisions, and big life decisions?
“Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!”
2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV
Making God your foundation, where everything in your life is built, will ensure your life will be firm and stable. This doesn’t mean you won’t experience storms. It just means when you do, you will sustain little to no damage and God will be with you.
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13 ESV
Living here on Earth is not perfect. Only in Heaven will everything be perfect. So, we still see bad things happen around us, like fighting, war, death, bad people, and really the effects of Satan on this planet. Satan has power on the Earth, but he doesn’t have reign over the people. The choice is ours to make. He will try to influence as much as possible through temptation, and every temptation will be followed by destruction because that’s all he knows how to do, and cares to do. Satan doesn’t like you, and he definitely hates the Christ follower.
Keeping God in the center of all aspects of our life keeps us strong amidst temptation and evil. God gives us the power of prayer to seek Him, His Son Jesus Christ, and ask for wisdom through the Holy Spirit. As One Body, the Trinity, we have access to amazing power, strength, and wisdom. We need to constantly seek God. Discern all things in your life through prayer, and Let God guide you.
“Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”
Isaiah 26:4 ESV