Standing Firm When Everything Shakes
✝️ Faith Over Fear
Scripture:
"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." - Matthew 7:24-25
Devotional Word:
Some seasons of life feel like earthquakes—everything you thought was solid suddenly shifts beneath your feet. The diagnosis you never saw coming. The job loss that blindsided you. The relationship that crumbled without warning. The dream that died before it had a chance to live.
In these moments, fear screams the loudest: "Everything is falling apart! Nothing is certain! You can't trust anything or anyone!"
But this is precisely when we discover what—or rather, Who—we're truly built upon.
I think about my friend Sarah, who received a stage-four cancer diagnosis at 34, just months after her wedding. As she sat in the oncologist's office, she told me later that she could feel everything in her life beginning to shake—her future plans, her sense of security, her dreams of starting a family.
But in that sterile room, with fear clawing at her throat, something unexpected happened. She heard, clear as day, not an audible voice but an unmistakable presence: "I am the same yesterday, today, and forever. What I've promised, I will do."
While everything around her was shaking, the One within her remained unshakeable.
That's the difference between building our lives on circumstances versus building them on Christ. Circumstances are shifting sand—sometimes smooth, sometimes stormy, but never stable. Christ is bedrock—unchanging, unmovable, unshakeable.
When Jesus told the parable of the wise and foolish builders, He wasn't just talking about choosing good moral principles. He was talking about choosing an unshakeable foundation when the shaking comes—and it will come.
Notice Jesus didn't say "if the storm comes" but "when." Rain, rising streams, and beating winds aren't possibilities in life; they're promises. The question isn't whether we'll face shaking seasons, but whether we'll remain standing when we do.
The wise builder doesn't avoid storms—they weather them. They don't prevent shaking—they stand firm through it. They don't guarantee an easy life—they guarantee an unshakeable foundation.
But here's what the enemy wants you to forget during shaking seasons: what's built on Christ doesn't just survive the storm—it's often strengthened by it. Every wind that tries to knock us down actually drives our roots deeper into the Rock. Every rain that threatens to wash us away actually waters the seeds of faith that will bloom in the aftermath.
What feels like destruction to fear is actually construction to faith. God uses the very storms that threaten to tear us down to build us up stronger than before.
Prayer: Lord, when my world shakes, help me remember that You never do. When my circumstances shift, remind me that Your character doesn't. When everything around me feels uncertain, anchor me in the certainty of Your love, Your faithfulness, and Your promises. Let me be a lighthouse for others—standing firm not because I'm strong, but because You are unshakeable. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Reflection Questions:
What feels "shaky" in your life right now?
How has God proven Himself faithful in past storms?
What practical steps can you take to build your life more solidly on Christ rather than circumstances?
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