DAY 13 of 21 "ReBUILDING"

RECAP:

Hey fam!! Sorry I didn't get to really post yesterday. My day was a wee bit crazy but I hope you all still had a chance to read the scripture and message for yesterday. If not, I would encourage you to go back and check it out because as always it slapped me in the face. God might have a slap in store for you too lol.

TODAY:


So today's scripture is REALLY powerful! Well every day has been great honestly. Shout out to mom for finding this 21 day devotional for us ;-)! Anywho, today when I read this passage and the message, I thought about making Christ our cornerstone and really started to apply it to my life. We are all familiar which church lingo, so we've heard that Christ was our chief cornerstone over and over again. But what does that MEAN for me?? Well the way I thought about it today, which hit home, was like cement. So you know when they are making sidewalks and the cement is liquid? If you stick your foot or something in it for a little bit and take it out, you will make a print that will remain when it dries. But what if you dug your foot deep into the cement and stayed there until it dried??? Guess what, you'd be STUCK!! Now this scenario would suck if you were really on the street somewhere stuck in cement lol. But if you think about Christ being that cement, it's an AMAZING reality!! It's not enough for us to make footprints with God. In other words, we can't keep "testing" the foundation and pulling ourselves out just because things aren't happening when we want! Cement takes a while to dry so if someone were trying to achieve making this their foundation in real life they would need some SERIOUS patience! They might have to see people pass them, miss out on making some friends, and sacrifice their will to go where they want. But mannnn once they are PLANTED??....it won't matter! ALL of their actions will now be based on that foundation and they won't be able to be moved! I'm challenging each of you to stick your feet deep into the cement (God as your foundation). Be prepared for the uncomfortable feeling at first. It's going to make you want to jump out like you've always done.  It's going to get even worse as you feel yourself getting stuck because you KNOW you are releasing your will forever....BUT DON'T STOP!! It's time for real action, real growth, and real movement! So for all the stuff we are trying to lay down for the sake of being built up, I leave this piece of 1 Peter 2:1:

"Don't just pretend to be good! Be done with....<INSERT YOUR ISSUES HERE>"(NLT). 
 
1 Peter 2

You are chosen, holy, and set apart, a royal priest…you are a child of God.  You may be in need of an anchor right now.  Set Christ as your cornerstone today.  Write down the ways He has brought your from darkness into light.  Spend time in prayer today thanking God for beginning a work in you with His Son set as the foundation for Him to build upon.