My Foundation....

On Christ the solid rock I stand,
all other ground is sinking sand.

For the last week or so God has been really speaking to me about my foundation in Him. What do I believe and why do I believe what I do?

I believe that God created this earth by speaking it into existence. God is Jesus' Father and He sent Jesus to earth to be my Savior. Jesus became human lived on this earth and then died on a cross so that I may be saved by grace and not have to work my way to heaven. I believe that the Holy Spirit lives in me and helps me daily to live the life that God intends me to live. Now do I believe these things, just because I have been taught these things all my life and they sound nice or do I believe these things because my foundation of faith says these things are true?

Throughout the bible God promises us many things and if we build our foundation on those truths then we will not be shaken when our world starts to not make since.

Dt 31:6 - God promises to never leave us
Matt 6:33 & Phil 4:19 - God promises to supply what we need
Eph 2:8 & Romans 5:2 - God promises that we will have grace through faith
Mark 16:16 - God promises that whoever believes will be saved
John 10:27-28 God promises that if we follow Him we will have eternal life and never parish

So why do I believe what I believe?

When I look back over my life I see God's hand protecting and directing my life, even in the bad times. I have built my foundation on the promises of God because I have faith that Jesus is who He says He is and in that God has shown Himself true over and over. He has never lied, let me down or abandoned me. Yes, I have gone through hard times, but even in those times the Lord has always carried me through. He has not once forgotten me even when I was walking through the valley of the shadow of death.

My foundation in my God is built on my relationship with my Lord Jesus Christ. He is my Savior, My Father, the Lover of my Soul, My Creator and so much more. He loves me, He stand with me, He carries me, He guides me and He grieves with me. My God is not just somewhere out there, but He is real, alive and lives this life with me. He has shown Himself faithful to me time and time again. This is why I have a strong foundation in my God!

Now, I know first hand when you are going through something that is painful, confusing, and it seems like God isn't around it is harder to trust God and believe His promises, but that is the time to hold even tighter to those promises. Because I can guarantee that God is there, watching over you, loving on you and holding you close. Once you are through this trial look back and I bet you will see God with you every step of the way.

A great example for this is Abraham. God had promised Abraham that He would make a nation out of Him, but how was this possible when His wife was barren? Romans 5:20-21 says "Yet he (Abraham) did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being  fully persuaded that God had power to do what He had promised." Even though we can't see what is to come and how God is going to keep His promise to us, we must believe and stand firm on the foundation we have built in our Lord. God will never let go of us and He will always be there, all you have to do is have faith that God has the power to keep His promises.