Foundations
I have had this song called "Firm Foundations" on repeat. It's a beautiful song. I can't tell you how many times I've heard it, but it always comes out when I need to be reminded. This song says, "He won't, He won't fail." Those words hold so much meaning because God will never ever fail you. When everything around you is falling apart…when you can't seem to catch a break, when things feel like they are out of control…God is there, and he's telling you in the midst of all this that he's got you, and there's nothing that he can't do. He's not going to leave you in all the mess. He's not going to leave you in the brokenness or the heartache. He's not going to leave you even when you've failed him. HE WON'T.
"I've still got joy in chaos; I've got peace that makes no sense. So, I won't be going under; I'm not held by my own strength. 'Cause I've built my life on Jesus, He's never let me down, He's faithful in every season…So why would He fail now." How amazing is it? We don't even have to depend on our own strength because God has given us the ability to build our lives on him. He is willing to care for you through whatever you may face in this life, so why not let him? I can confidently tell you that God has not…from the time I developed a relationship with him to now…he has not failed me. He's always come through, even in the moments where I can't feel him present in my life.
The song says, "Rain came, wind blew, my house was built on you. I'm safe with you… I'm GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH!" I absolutely love this part of the song. When we build our foundation on God, we don't move or become easily swayed by the problems this world may bring. We stand firm because God is in the center. He's our safety that we should run too because he's the only one in this life that will NEVER fail us. I can't begin to tell you how many times I felt like I wasn't going to make it within the last 8 weeks of this class. I didn't have hope at all. I had things going on in my personal life that made me feel like it was all falling apart, and there was no way in my mind where I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
God reminded me that I was safe with him and would make it through because I had him. I started to depend on my own strength…of course! I couldn't continue because I could only go so far on my own. I needed God, and I write this because I wouldn't have been where I am right now in my life without him. He is true. He is able. He is unchanging. I can promise you that the minute you allow God to be in the center of your life… that's when you won't be shaken when the storm comes.
When God is your foundation, there's nothing you go through where he won't be. God has you beloved, and he's speaking to you. Let him be your firm foundation. Let him be the rock on which you stand.