"American Dream" Casting Crowns

And he works and he builds with his own two hands
And he pours all he has in a castle made with sand
But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in
Time will tell just how long his kingdom stands
His kingdom stands

Have you ever heard the story about the foolish and the wise builder? Here it is right from the Bible.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

When I was little I heard that story from the Bible all the time. I didn't really understand what it meant. I mean, I understood it but nothing really every stood out in it to me till this past year. We were talking about it in Bible this past year, and something really stood out to me. In Bible we have to give presentations and lots of people talked about this verse. And something stood out to me in it.
What is your foundation? If you live in a house, or really anywhere you have a foundation on your house to help it stand. It keeps your house from falling all over the place. If you were to build your house on sand with that as your foundation, you house would fall. When winds and rain would come your house would fall to the ground. The first storm that would come your house would be gone, down on the stand.

It is the same way with your foundation. Who is your foundation? Is your foundation strong, or when some storm comes you way will it fall? Just like the house on the sand. Is your foundation a person?

Let's just say that your foundation is money, it won't last, you will soon go broke. The money will soon go away. Or if you don't have a foundation... some time in your life some hard time will come your way. I have mine, and one day you will find yours. The storms of like will pass you, and if you don't have a firm foundation then you will completely fall apart. You will totally fall, just like the house on the sand. Sometime in your life, someone that you love will die, you will lose a best friend, you will feel alone, you will have this or that go wrong, and if you don't have anyone to run to, what are you going to do? Your world will fall apart and storm will come and knock you down if you don't have a strong foundation, and the one and only strong foundation that will always last is Jesus. He will always be there for you even when no one else is. He is a strong foundation that won't fail. He will help you through all the hard time, and He will do what he wants to do in your life. Sometimes you have to do a pretty hard thing... you have to trust that God has a plan for you life that is better then your own. If you don't have a foundation that will last, something strong to hold you up, you will fall down, and your life will only go down that drains from there, but if you have a strong foundation that will last, you will be able to stand. Because God will help you through it, and will always be there holding you hand, and walking you through each step.

What is your foundation? Will it last? When the storms come down in your life, will you still be standing or will you fall?