A Beautiful Mess: Foundations
I doubt this is where the story comes from, but after reading I Corinthians 3:10-23, I can’t help but wonder if Paul’s writings didn’t inspire the Three Little Pigs. (Please do yourself a favor, click on the link and see if it doesn’t take you back to childhood.)
Foundations matter. If you’ve ever had a home with a cracking foundation you know that. If you’ve ever built a sandcastle, if you’ve ever laid cement too thin or lived on a hill with eroding soil, you know that foundations matter. I would never purchase a home or knowingly subject my family to a home with an unsure foundation. Why do we not consider this regarding our personal lives?
Take this a step further. A firm foundation is an excellent starting point, but what are you going to build on top of it? Will it be built out of sticks and hay? Or will it be built out of things that last forever? I hope you’ll spend some time thinking about these things prior to our time together on Sunday.