The Foundation is Critical

Tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, torrential rains, landslides, forest fires, the list goes on. Trees snap like toothpicks, houses crumble, cars tumble like toys, people die, the fury from natural disasters come unexpectedly, the earth swallows whole buildings, and all that man has built comes to ruin in a few moments, leaving nothing but memories of what once stood.

Our lives are like buildings, some of us build on solid foundations, some of us build our lives on things temporary that will one day crumble and what will be left? Nothing but empty vacant buildings that will decay, our jobs will be held by someone else, the tropies we amassed will stand dusty, the bank account will be dry or left to someone else.

What legacy will we leave? Our life story is the dash on our tombstone between the date of our birth and the date of our death. On the day our soul is required of us and there is nothing left but God, what will be left? Genesis says in the beginning God.... It is also a fact that at the end...God....

When we partook of everything the world had to offer, was He only included when something went wrong. Did we take our lives for granted, mumbling because someone else had it better than we did? Because we didn't have the opportunities someone else had? Someone grew up in a brick home while we grew up in a frame house?

So many times I hear kids complaining because they didn't have the latest and the greatest toy, or didn't get to go the school someone else went to, or they had to work their way through college, it seems all I ever hear is about me, my, myself and I. We have so very much to be thankful for. The things we put so much importance on are things that might make life more enjoyable while here on earth and they are important, such as education, careers, a home, vehicle, friends, but...without God they mean nothing.

I am so blessed, I haven't been rich in the world's sense, but I am rich. When I found Jesus and began to build on the Rock then I became rich. I have so much to be thankful for, and the thing I am most thankful for is my salvation, then I am thankful that He has opened my eyes to the truth. I am only passing through here and yes I want to be comfortable and I enjoy driving my Mazda 626, but look at Job, he knew what was important, He knew where all those things came from. When everyone around him was complaining and pointing fingers, Job kept the main thing the main thing. I mean even his wife told him..just to curse God and die!! But did he blame anyone, no He understood, God placed him where he was. He may not have anything left, but God but that was all he needed. God was what was important. Job Got IT! He understood that all the things we enjoy, including life itself came from one place...God..

In the Beginning God...in the end God....Oh Lord please help me to understand this like Job did. If ever I am tempted to complain about anything remind me of how Job handled his trials. Help me to love you more, to desire you more, open my heart and my mind, my ears and my eyes so I may see more clearly.