House on the Rock

Matthew 7:24-27  The Wise and Foolish Builders

    ²⁴ “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. ²⁵ 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. ²⁶ 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. ²⁷ The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

(http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7&version=NIV) 


I remember those verses from Sunday School as a little girl.  Really little, because we were in the "blue" room. :)  And I remember the teacher (may have been my mom at that time) telling us that God is our rock.  But I never really "got it" until this last Sunday, when I heard those lines again.  Yes, I understood the metaphor, but sadly, I didn't believe it.


But now I do.  This is what I'm after - the Rock.  I am trying to move my house onto the rock, since I didn't build it there in the first place.  (Too much metaphor?  Oh well.)  I've had a feeling for months that people who have a strong faith get through hard times more easily.  And now I have some scripture to back me up. :)