Craig Clouston

 

Lay The Foundation!

January 21

By the grace God has given me, I have laid a foundation…

1Corinthians 3:10

The Pastor shared a story from his childhood. His father, who was at the time was well-known, and was experiencing tremendous growth in his church. 

Through prayer, he felt led to begin receiving offerings to build a larger facility to accommodate this welcomed growth. “One day my Daddy was approached by a friend who asked how the building fund was coming. ‘Well,’ Daddy replied, ‘we have $20 thousand so far. It’s a good start, but we need a lot more before we begin breaking ground.’ 

Daddy’s friend responded, ‘$20 thousand sounds like enough for the foundation. Why not put action behind your faith? Lay the foundation, and see what God does!’ And that is exactly what they did! They broke ground, poured the footers, and began to lay block. 

Over the next several weeks Daddy was humbled by the giving of his parishioners. That building fund continued to grow and remained sufficient to meet each need as it was presented. In just four months construction was completed; ahead of schedule, with the new building completely paid for! 

The week they moved into that new building my Daddy preached about putting actions behind your faith. He ended his message by reminding them of a fundamental truth they had been witness to, “When God sees your faith in action extraordinary things begin to happen!’”

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Many times God will not reveal His intentions until we take a step toward Him. He knows our faith is strengthened exponentially when it’s put to the test. When we act in faith we can expect Him to reciprocate, not because He is beholden to us, but because He loves us and is more than willing to reward our trust.

This extraordinary response from Heaven to acts of faith is available to anyone willing to risk their future to a God, Who, time and time again, has been proven faithful.

We each have a choice. We can limit ourselves with excuses or we can experience unparalleled growth through grace by putting actions to our faith. He only asks us to lay the foundation.

Prayer

“Teach me to activate my faith, Lord. Help me trust that You’ll be there to meet me as I take each step. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”