Next Steps | a 3-Day Skate Church Movement Devotionalنموونە

Applying the truth

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.” Matthew 7:24

We all love the feeling of landing a trick on smooth ground, right? The feeling when you land bolts and the board is dialed under your feet? It’s definitely like a solid rock and a strong foundation to roll away clean and feel the stoke of landing a trick.

As we grow in our faith, it’s important to remember that we need to build that solid foundation. We need to build our house on solid rock. We live in a crazy world, and as we grow older and in our faith, it is not surprising when the storm comes. When those storms come in life, will your house be built on solid rock or on the sand? Will you listen to God’s teaching and follow Him?

It is easy to get knocked down if your life is not built on a solid foundation. Always put yourself in a healthy atmosphere and around healthy people who love you, love God, and are making choices that will build that foundation brick by brick. The Bible makes this clear in Matthew 7:24-27. Your house (your life) won’t collapse when it is built on a solid foundation–specifically God. But be careful, because it also warns that your life will collapse when the rains and floods come if you build your house on sand (anything other than Christ). Don’t live idly, following the flow of society, but rather challenge what is normal. Converse with God daily about every aspect of your life expecting an answer. Read the Bible so that you may continue to know who He is.

Find others who will keep you accountable to following truth. When I say truth, I mean the truth that “God sent His Son, Jesus, into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him.” (John 3:17) It continues to say in verse 21 that “those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.”

What God wants is for us to experience His love and for us to show it to those who don’t know it yet. I pray that you may keep your eyes on God, gain wisdom through Jesus Christ, and invest in a healthy church where you have solid people around you to lift you up. Every day you learn something new about God or how He instructs us to live with others; look for opportunities to put what you’re reading and learning about into practice! Then you will see the Kingdom of God invade your daily life.

Pushing further

1. What are your priorities as you navigate through this crazy life?
2. What kind of house do you think you’re building now?
3. What choices can you make to start building your life on a solid foundation?

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