TURNING POINT TUESDAY: ARE YOU EASILY MOVED? Foundation Determines Destiny.

ARE YOU EASILY MOVED BY YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES?  I am not referring to moved in the sense of compassion, which we should ALL want more of (Compassion reflects character of Christ).  The MOVED I am talking about means easily discouraged, which can lead to making UNWISE choices.  It is quite evident that people from all walks of life are being easily moved by their current circumstances.  Turn on the television, talk to a friend, go to work and the stories will all be consistent. Human beings are being moved to do things that are CONTRARY to their values.  Some events we face in life are due to us not tapping into the IMPORTANCE OF A SOLID FOUNDATION.  Horrific stories of people losing their jobs and resorting to taking their life and the lives of those they supposedly love.  Feeling the need to GET BACK AT those who have hurt us.  Getting one bad grade on a test and debating whether or not you should stay in school.  Losing a loved one and relying on drugs to ease the pain.  Not feeling loved by a parent, so seeking love from any and everybody that smiles at you.  Getting an unfavorable doctor's report and placing all your HOPE in man, instead of believing in GOD for a Supernatural Healing.  I know these messages are a bit direct at times, but sugar coating a situation does not IGNITE us to do something different to get different RESULTS.  As a Life Events Coach my call in life is to inspire others to see their situation for what it is and come up with plans to move forward and NOT GIVE UP.   I BELIEVE FOUNDATION WILL DETERMINE WHETHER WE FAIL OR SUCCEED IN LIFE.
     When we are easily moved nine times out of ten there are defects in our FOUNDATION.  You might say, "Kendra there are some very painful situations in life that cause us to be moved no matter what."  My response to that is we all will experience hardships in life but we have to choose to LIVE for GOD.  The separating factor in any adversity is how we REACT in the mist of the storm.  I know first hand what it feels like to THINK you are standing on a Sturdy Foundation and all of a sudden be shaken (profess to be Christian, but not living like one).  I have endured many tragedies in my life and through them all I am thankful that the foundation was a SOLID ROCK.  If I did not have a firm foundation there is no telling where I would be or what I would be doing (this might be your testimony too).  There are times in my life I felt like Giving Up.  I give ALL GLORY TO GOD that the person you see today is the one God Cleaned up and Made Whole.  However, at the age of ten I questioned why I was born to endure so much pain on earth?  After the deaths of numerous family members I just could not understand what God wanted me to do.  Where did he want me to turn and where did he want me to go?  This confusion led to me making unwise decisions which caused additional pain in my life.  After years and years of unanswered questions the Holy Spirit revealed that GOD did not want me to GO or TURN ANYWHERE.  HE WANTED ME TO STAY PUT AND NOT BE MOVED.  Standing firm on the Solid Rock Foundation of Jesus Christ would be a testimony to others to do the same when Life Events tried to Knock them down .  Psalm  40:2 NIV: He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.  He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.  Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.  The bottom line is if you have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and TRUST him with every part of you, when Life Events come your way you will NOT BE MOVED (I know it is hard, but we have to do it).  There is a feeling of Peace and Strength that arises when we are NOT Easily Moved by our Circumstances.  We can hold our head up high knowing we are standing on the Power of Jesus Christ.  His Power has the ability to go against any attack of the enemy to Move us Away from the Precious Word of God.
     Our Faith and Trust in the Lord plays a major role in whether or not we are moved.  While vacationing at the beach I could not help but stare at the birds as they walked along the shore.  One little bird caught my attention because he was so tiny, yet so brave.  The bird walked with his back facing the waves and did not turn around to see how large the waves were.  I tried to mimic the bird and stand with my back against the waves and I quickly turned around thinking a large wave would quickly arise.  The bird trusted in the fact that the wave would not come beyond a certain point.   If the wave did go beyond that point the bird would not be moved by it.  Do you trust in the fact that GOD WILL NOT ALLOW THE WAVES BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT, AND IF HE DOES HE WILL PICK YOU UP SO YOU ARE NOT KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WAVES?  Many believers and nonbelievers are sinking in LIFE EVENTS because we say we trust in Jesus Christ, but our Actions do not reflect this.  It can be compared to Peter asking Jesus to help him walk on water.  When Jesus told Peter to Come, Peter started walking on water.  What happened when the wind started blowing?  Matthew 14: 30-31 Amplified: But when he perceived and felt the strong wind, he was frightened and as he began to sink, he cried out, Lord, save me (from death)! Instantly Jesus reached out His hand and caught and held him, saying to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?  So my question  is why are you Doubting if you have built your whole existence on the Solid Rock Foundation of Jesus Christ?  We doubt when we have little faith and are not aware of the Promises of God.  It is easy to be MOVED by circumstances when we do not know what the Word of God (Bible) tells us to do.  Over the years, I have learned that the reason I was MOVED is because I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH WORD IN ME TO STAND ON.  Just saying a rehearsed prayer in the morning and before we go to bed is not enough to withstand the storms of life.  We have to STUDY and SEEK Understanding of the WORD OF GOD in an effort to NOT BE MOVED.  It is Imperative that we have a RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST and not just a ONE NIGHT STAND only when we need Him.
     In closing, I know Life is Hard and we are told in the Bible that we will face evil.  Psalm 34: 19-20 Amplified: Many evils confront the (consistently) righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.  He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.  The way to live life to the fullest and fulfill our GOD GIVEN DESTINY is to choose the RIGHT FOUNDATION.  Yes we all have a Choice as to what we build our Destiny on.  If we build it on Jesus Christ, we can have Peace no matter what Storm comes our way and we will not be Moved.  Isaiah 26: 3-4 Amplified: You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind (both its inclination and its character) is stayed on You, because he commits himself to you, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You.  So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock (the Rock of Ages).  Choosing the Solid Rock Foundation of Jesus Christ is not just for you, but those who are watching you (your children, unbelievers, the hopeless, friends, family).  Be an example to others of how NOT TO BE MOVED.

I leave you with Matthew 7:24-27 Amplified
So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them (obeying them) will be like a sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock.  And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.  And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.  And the rain fell and the floods came and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell-and great and complete was the fall of it.

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