Digging deep

“I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, becuase it was well built.” Luke 6:47-48
Where do we turn when life gets out of control? – out of our control, that is? If our faith in God is built on sand – the temporary blessings we enjoy in life, we will not be able to withstand the hard times of tragedy and pain that will invariably come (e.g. 2 Tim. 3:12). Our faith needs to be fully grounded in God’s Word, and as the verses above show us, this is achieved by putting His words into practice, applying them to our lives. God’s Word is the rock: it is unchanging.
The time to build a foundation is not during a flood or storm. It needs to be built ahead of time. What has God shown you from His Word that you have not yet put into practice? Start doing it today, and you will be building the foundation that will keep you strong in Him, no matter what life throws at you.