I remember last year walking out to our apple tree that we have in our back yard and picking an apple. Upon pulling it from the tree, I seem to unsettle many others from their connection to the tree.  Down from the tree fell about 10 more apples. This story seems irrelevant right now, but I ask you… Are there times in your life where one troubling event seems to send ripples throughout your entire existence?  As I your stability is no more than quilt hanging by mere threads of connectivity, each thread so feeble, so freighted in its own structure that if someone began pulling only at one of the threads, the entirety of your “stability” will fall to pieces.

If you aren’t familiar with this feeling in a metaphorical sense, these thoughts might sound of those that you’ve heard before.  “If even one more thing happens, I am giving up!” “I am barely holding on, I can’t possibly be expected to take on yet one more.” Any of those have a familiar ring to them?

One of the most powerful areas of our lives that Christ Jesus is trying to offer His Promises in our life is the Promise He gives to be our firm foundation. I think many times we over look this offer.  Why? Because by the time that we are conscience of this offer from Him, we are so damaged by life that we have long been living as Pain as our foundation, not Christ.

To begin to live upon the foundation of the Lord Jesus Christ is to allow yourself to understand that you’ve been living among instability. What you might feel has been offering you stability may merely be situational stability.  The first way that you will know if this is the case would be by asking yourself if you often feel overwhelmed in life. Do you only feel at rest when life is running according to how you see it should? If it does, don’t worry… Many of us have lived in this state and are learning to live differently. TAKE HEART! The first step to solve anything is to recognize that the current condition to in not working. Due to the importance of this subject, I am going to split between two different blog entries. Tomorrow, we will talk over the life application ideas of learning to live with Christ as your firm foundation rather than the situations of life. I pray that these blogs are of a blessing to you.  May God bless your evening. Pastor Daniella. https://Twitter.com/PastorDaniella