Sunday Blogvotional: Foundational Faith

Inevitably you will face storms in your life.  The heavy rains and strong winds can be overwhelming and extremely powerful.  They can knock you down, roll you over and flip you upside down.  And that's even when you think you're hanging on for dear life.  Everyone knows that if you want to face the storm, you find shelter - someplace with a solid foundation. 

Most of us are smart enough to stay away from straw huts because they are not fortified.  And yet, ironically, we don't take the same precautions with our faith (a more valuable commodity than our lives).  The type of foundation we build for our faith will determine the safety of our shelter when we face storms.  If you want to get through the pain and trials of life with your faith in tact, you have to make sure the foundation you've built your shelter on is strong and deep.

The 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.  Matthew 7:25

Encouragement for the week:  In can never be said enough how important it is to read the Word of God.  Think of it like re-bar fortifying our "faithcrete".  Strengthen your faith by memorizing some verses or passages that you never want to forget.