The Right Foundation Keeps You Strong and Firm

Remember the old fairy tale of the three little pigs? The big bad wolf said, “I’ll huff and I’ll puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”

If you had the right foundation you were golden. The brick house with a concrete foundation stood the test.

I’ve seen several trees crash and fall due to several storms this past winter. The wind uprooted many tall pine trees oak etc. The roots were not deep or some of the trees just snapped in half. Good soil and good roots matter.

“You shall be like a tree firmly planted by rivers of water, which yields it’s fruit in its season. And it’s leaf does not wither, and whatever you do it shall prosper” Psalm 1:3
Trees are known of their strength during and after the storm. Have you ever stopped to look at some of the sizes, shapes, and roots of some trees? How about the branches and roots where they withstood such hurricane force winds.

Deep roots remind me of how old a tree has been there and the many storms it has overcome. Some trees can look gorgeous, but have very little roots or support. When a storm wind comes the tree doesn’t survive because of weak roots. Like families, you either come from good strong roots or bad weak roots. Maybe that’s why they call it the family tree!

Good soil produces good fruit.
Good nurturing, sun, watering, weeding, produces good fruit and vegetables.

Believers fall and struggle usually because of lack of proper discipleship. I’ve learned that no matter how you were raised and nurtured if you want fruit in your life we must put God first.
God’s fruit is love, joy, peace, kindness, patience, gentleness, self control, faithfulness, etc. The Lord is our support, our rock, and our roots to move forward and have a blessed and productive life.

Jesus said, we’re either bulding our foundation on the rock or the sand in one of the parables
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.7.24-27.NASB1995

Good roots and solid roots come from the right foundation and God’s foundation stands solid and sure. The tree branches spread out with fruit, nuts, berries, olives, etc.

Did you know that a good old ripe olive tree takes approximately 100 years to mature and give ripe olives. Now we can all sigh and say, there is hope and it’s not too late!

In spite of some heavy losses in life you have faced and what you’re facing today. You can’t do it all in your own strength! Look to the sure foundation in God, in Christ and ask the Lord to restore your foundation and roots today. His desire is that you will be rooted and grounded (established) in Him

Be blessed today my friend. Embrace the coming week and plant your feet on the solid Rock Jesus Christ!

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