[Done_With_It]

August 14th
As a child, I loved to sing a song in Sunday school about this passage of Scripture. The song has hand motions and describes in detail how each house was built, and how storms came and blew it. It was always such fun to end the song by hollering, "Smash!"

I have enjoyed teaching that song to my own children and those I teach in Sunday school. it brings back the child in me; it is hard to refrain from acting out the motions playfully.

The words of the song have almost lost their meaning for me because I have sung them so many times. The messsage is clear: things built on a firm foundation ground fall apart under pressure.

My life was built on unstable ground. Although I professed to be a follower of Christ, my faith in him was weak. I really worshipped the gods of beauty, riches and perfecion, none of which provided a sold foundation for my life. Today I am rebuilding my life on the solid rock of Jesus. He has provided me with the strength to withstand the storms of life.