I’ll never forget the joy of holding my children’s hands as we walked. I had to slow down to their speed, and I had to help them because sometimes they would slip. They would have fallen if I wasn’t holding their hand. They were happy and confident because they were holding Daddy’s hand, and Daddy was thrilled to be able to walk with them. In the same way, our precious Heavenly Father holds us up in the midst of the many perils that we experience during our journey. Psalm 37: 23,24 says: “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand”. I am so grateful that my Heavenly Father is walking with me and He upholds me with His hand. Even when I stumble, He doesn’t let me fall. Be reminded today that your Heavenly Father is journeying together with you. Even though you might stumble, He’s got you! His glorious hand is there steadying and upholding you. You are not alone. He will help you to get to the finished line!
The problem is not the storm!
Have you noticed that when the storms come, it also rains upon the righteous and the unrighteous. Storms hit us all. Jesus said in Matthew 7: 24-27, that the storm descended upon those who built their homes upon the rock and upon the sand. Everyone experiences storms. So the correct mindset is to always be prepared for the storms, not to hope that we never encounter storms. How we respond to storms determine whether or not the storm will destroy us. Jesus taught that those who build on the rock are the ones who will not suffer destruction. Building on the rock consists on being rooted in the solid bedrock of God’s principles. As we abide in His principles, it creates a barrier of protection around us. When the enemy comes in like a flood, our faith will continue to be immovable. Contrast that with the one who builds on faulty principles, when the storms come, it will destroy them. In this parable, it wasn’t the home or the storm that allowed destruction. It was the decision to either build on rock or sand. So if you have suffered loss in the past, determine where you built your previous home, (beliefs, actions, mistakes, errors, failures), ask God for forgiveness, and begin again. This time however, build your future on the rock (His word, His principles, His love, His grace, His forgiveness). Next time the storm comes, you will be able to endure and overcome anything the enemy throws your way.
Matthew 7: 24-27 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
