I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day as a glorious new day begins to dawn in my Sweet Home Alabama! This day is going to be a great one! There is so much hope, opportunity and promise! We have never seen this day before! It is a blank canvas! Let's paint a masterpiece today!
Every morning I read my Bible, a devotional and a book. Based on what I read, I pick a word of the day, find some quotes about that word as a way for me to study and learn and then I share some of those quotes on Facebook and Twitter. Earlier this week my word was "Foundation." I found one quote in particular that jumped out at me and it inspired this weeks "Happy Friday."
"Nothing can last when the foundation is weak, neither a home nor a relationship." - Mohith Agadi
Powerful, isn't it? And so true! And, I believe, we could simply end the entire quote and sum up everything with "Nothing can last when the foundation is weak."
I also want to share a brief excerpt from The Seven Laws of Love: Essential Principles For Building Stronger Relationships by Dave Willis.
"Matthew 7:24-27 contains one of Jesus' most famous teachings. He tells the story of a wise builder and a foolish builder. The wise builder took the time to build his house on a foundation of solid rock, while the foolish builder took the fast and easy route and built his house on sand.
From the outside, both houses looked the same, but the difference was revealed when the storm came. The strong winds and rain beat against both houses, and the house without a solid foundation collapsed. The house built on the rock stood strong."
The question I have for all of us this morning is "how is your foundation?" The foundation of your life, your marriage, your relationship with your kids, of your career? Please Friends, take the time to inspect the foundation, see if there are any cracks, make a plan to repair it if needed and then actually act on what you decide.
There are a few, really key takeaways from the excerpt I shared from Dave's book.
1. Took the time. To build a strong foundation is going to take some time, it is going to take an investment of your most valuable asset. Are you and I willing to take the time to build that strong foundation? Are we willing to make the time?!
2. Looked the same. This one is key...we are all really concerned about appearance and not necessarily so concerned about substance. As long as it "looks good" seems, too often, to be the motto of the day. Far to often we see lives and relationships that look good from the outside that suddenly, seemingly inexplicably, collapse in grand fashion. Let us not be so concerned with appearance but rather let's let us focus more on true substance.
3. When the storm came. Ah, the storm. We all have storms in our life, be it storms of life or storms of nature. It is not a matter of "if", it is simply a matter of "when." We all have them and, based on the foundations of our lives, we either thrive through the storm or we collapse. And I have to share something with parents that my Mom once told me: "Your childs problems are as big to him/her as your problems are to you." Please remember that. There is another saying, "You can tell the maturity of a person by what they consider to be a problem." We are not here to compare problems or to decide what should or shouldn't be considered a storm. If it is a storm in that person's life it is a storm whether or not you and I would consider it to be one in ours.
Please Friends, let's assess our foundations. Let's make sure we have built every single foundation in our lives on rock and, if we have found we have not, let's take the time to repair them. The quality, depth and breadth of our lives and callings depend on it.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can reach me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious families and please stay safe!
Kev
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