Humble

Hey peeeps,

One of the MANY lessons I feel like God is bombarding me with right now is how I should not get arrogant. That doesn't mean I am and now I'm not (but I probably was or was in danger of it).
But through various things God has shown me that I really DON'T have it all together. But that's cool!
Jesus has just torn down the brick wall I've been making and just gone "Okay, so sort out your foundations and we'll begin again."

CRUSHING stuff! But being humbled (like on your knees humbled) is just the best way to be before God and despite it being uncomfortable and just so aware of how imperfect you are, God can use it to make you into something better than you were before!

What WE need to do is like Jesus told me, "sort out" the foundations. Was what we were building on before the right kind of stuff in our lives? For example, was it the good reputation we had made for ourselves? Was it the reassurance that we were popular? Was it feeling like we were beautiful? Was it because of having a good career, or good results at school?
If it was those things or anything like it, we need to tear down the walls and start over.

Imagine if you had the foundations of a house that felt secure at the time you put them there but one day the foundations simply disappeared! The house would come crashing down around you! This is what it's like with these kind of foundations in our lives. These wordly things AREN'T permanent they can just disappear sometimes! They are extremely interchangable and not reliable at all.

HOWEVER,
on the other hand we have Jesus' love. I'm sure you are aware that this is something that will NEVER EVER change! If we had our foundations just based on God's love for us, we'd have the most secure houses ever! Ever heard the story of the wise man who built his house on the rock? This is what Jesus is talking about!

So I would challenge you to not have to wait until your house comes crashing down. Tear it down yourself and bring yourself to the feet of the Father, just you and Him and let Him love you. Then use that love to begin piecing your foundations together and start again with Him by your side. It's going to be hard sometimes and it'll be challenging. But being like that with God is so special and you will NEVER regret the decision to be humbled.

E.C.