Choosing the best foundation
In times of trouble, we revert to what we know. We do whatever habit we have formed before the time of trouble. During this pandemic, have your habits changed at all? Have mine? What is this troublesome time teaching us personally? I am in the habit of seeking the Lord every day. I seek His Presence, His wisdom, His peace, His insight, His love - I seek Him. This habit has served me well over the decades, to say the least. It is like a soft, cushion-y substance that I rest on, find my strength - yet not my strength, but His. I do better when I don't try to be so strong, but when I rely on His strength. After all, there is no stronger source of strength than God! Yet underlying the soft cushion of His grace, mercy, love and security is the strongest, rock-like foundation you could ever have. It never goes away. His Foundation is forever. It is secure - even in the most troublesome times. We must be careful because those "foundations" that may have served us in t