Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.
These are the ways I prepare for the floods of life:
1. I have to have a relationship with Jesus that surpasses flattery and is founded on a resilient faith - yes there are many of us who specialize in religious language but do not yield to a redemptive relationship with Jesus.
2. I have to dare to listen to Jesus and then demonstrate active listening by lived obedience - many hear, but everyone is not a doer.
3. I have to be willing to accept the reality of flooding by building beyond the norm; other folks might not build this sort of foundation, but I want to be built to withstand what I know is coming.
4. I have to trust that when the waters come I will get wet, worn and weary, but I will stand! Because I have a foundation founded upon a rock.
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July 14, 2023
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