People. We are
complicated. We are all uniquely made, yet at the very core of our being
we are the same. We are filled with dreams, aspirations, and excitement.
Many have a spirit longing to live an adventurous life or dare to try something
new and risky. You know these people. Maybe, it's you.
The room changes as people like this walk in the room. The
spark found in their eyes twinkles as if it will never go out.
And yet, somewhere on the journey
of life, that spark begins to flicker. The person who was once filled
with ideas has slowly been filled with disappointment, hurt and loss.
When you see this once vibrant person walking down the street, his or her step
has lost that bounce. The voice has become dull and lifeless.
You cry, "Why?” Maybe it’s you, or maybe your heart breaks for what was lost. The person you once were has disappeared, even though you are physically still here. You have found yourself numb. You find yourself searching, asking how did this happen? Maybe it's not you, but you see this person walking aimlessly in your neighborhood, at the grocery store, on vacation, or in your church. This once hopeful person resembles a walking zombie, going through the motions, but completely lifeless. Many people, even Christians, build their life like a house of cards. At some point that house will fold, and it will all come crashing down.
Here is what I've learned. Don't
build your life on people. Marriages can break, children will leave your
home, people die, rejections laughs in your face, dreams fail, and friends may
hurt you. Some people suck, for lack of a better word, and so can life,
if you do not build your life on Christ.
Disappointment will eventually
happen, and death will one day knock on your door. Living a life among
the walking dead does not need to be your reality. Life can still be
full--dreams met, families healed, friendships mended, failure turn into
success--if we learn this one simple lesson: build your life on
Christ.
“These are the ones along the path
where the word is sown: when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes
away the word sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky
ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.
But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure
or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.
Others are sown among thorns; these are the one, who hear the word, but the
worries of this age, the seduction of wealth, and the desires for other things
enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. But the ones sown
on good ground are those who hear the word welcome it, and produce a crop: 30,
60, and 100 times what was sown. Mark 4: 15-20
Is your life built upon good ground?
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