Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to the Messy Masterpiece Podcast, which had

in Tori. Happy Thursday. Thursday. Thursday. Thursday. Or whatever yay you're listening

to this devotional on. Tori and I are still working through the Gaining Godly Wisdom

devotional on the Bible app. There's a link to that in this podcast description. We're

in day four. And today's devotional is called the right foundation. And it says this.

In Matthew 7 verses 24 through 29, Jesus is teaching about the foundation we build our

lives on. He said that whoever listens to his teaching and follows it is wise. They've

built their foundation on solid rock that won't shift or move when the storms come. But

whoever hears his teaching and doesn't follow it is foolish. Their foundation is placed

on sand, which is easily disturbed when winds and rain come. Every single one of us has

built our lives on a foundation. The question is, what type? Is our life built on the hopes

and dreams of others? If we seek to please people in our lives, even if it means that we

don't stay true to our own beliefs, then our foundation is on them. This is dangerous

because people change. And when they do, our foundation crumbles. Are we placing our

confidence in things that are fleeting and pass away? If our hope is in material pleasures

and physical appearance, then we will most assuredly be disappointed in our lives disrupted.

On any given day, our money and our appearances can change. Do we find our security and strength

in the ways of the world? If we place our trust in what the world offers us, then our foundation

will always be shifting. The belief system that many in our society hold fast to changes

depending on people's desires. Or have we planted ourselves firmly in Jesus Christ? If

our foundation isn't steady in firm, our house won't have a place to stand on. If our

foundation is on temporary, then it will fail the moment the temporary changes. But if we

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