If The Lord Builds The House
One of the most humbling lessons I have learned in life is that not everything I work hard to build is meant to last. For many years, I believed that if I planned carefully enough, worked diligently enough, and stayed committed enough, I could create the future I wanted. I thought that success was largely determined by effort, determination, and the ability to keep pushing forward regardless of the obstacles. While there is certainly value in hard work and perseverance, life has taught me that there is a significant difference between building something through my own strength and allowing God to build it through His. When I look back over my life, I can see seasons where I placed far too much confidence in my own abilities. I trusted my plans, my understanding, and my determination. I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could hold everything together. From the outside, some of those efforts appeared successful for a time. Things seemed stable, and it felt as though I was making p...
