After 8 years of talking about it, my husband and I finally did it. We leveled the hill in our back yard. The retaining wall is complete and the fence is almost done. We now have a backyard. One evening, my husband and I were on the porch admiring all the work that’s been done over the last few weeks. He turned to me and said, “I’m glad I didn’t try to do this on my own”.
“There is no way I could have built THIS WALL”
The truth is… I’ve been trying to get my husband to build this wall for quite sometime. It seemed easy to me. Get a shovel. Dig a hole. Get some rocks. Fill the hole. Put some bricks around the outside. And there you have it – a leveled back yard with a strong foundation!
The reality is … It took six men, several weeks, large machines that make a lot of noise, piles of rocks and dirt, different kinds of geogrid (nets) and tubes, and a huge financial investment to BUILD THE WALL WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION.
A WALL THAT WILL LAST
In this season of life, God’s been speaking to me about building a strong foundation. One that will last. Investing my most valuable resource – my time– in things that are eternal. Things that have true value. Being wise about the commitments I make and the things I say YES to.
Avoiding shortcuts that can result in a weak foundation. A foundation that won’t last
In Matthew 7:24-27, Jesus talks about the importance of being a Christian with a strong foundation.
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The 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. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
There are a lot of WALLS to build in life
Family, Husband, Kids, Friends, Job, Career, Calling, Passion, Hobby, School…
Lord, thank you for being my Foundation
Help me to build strong WALLS. WALLS with firm foundations. WALLS that will last