WHO BUILDS THE HOUSE??

"Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain." - - Psalm 127:1

A friend was encouraging me the other day to read Psalm 127. I went to read it, and I was amazed - - I had read it before, but never really paid attention to what it is asking you and me to do!! We spend alot of time in our lives making our own way, doing our own thing, figuring out our own plans, running our own lives. But if we are so good at running our own lives, why does it usually feel like we're running on Empty??

The truth is, running our own lives is a pretty easy way to make sure they don't run well at all. God asks us to live life with Him at the center, not apart from Him or with Him pushed off to the side. When we build, He wants us to be building with Him. When we make plans and goals, He wants us to look to Him first. Only then, with God at the center of our plans and our lives, do we start to see how exciting a life of following Jesus can really be. When we follow Jesus this way, all of the sudden our hurts and our concerns and our fears become things that we can happily and joyfully bring to Him.

Build with the Lord today and everyday, and enjoy every part of the life He gives you to live!! Enjoy your family, your friends, your co-workers and neighbors - - God has always meant for us to live in relationships with each other and with Him, so enjoy the people He has placed in your life, and enjoy having Him at the center of it all.

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Crossroads Ministries exists to connect people to Jesus in the midst of everyday life. If you are following Jesus now, find someone who is not and invite them to walk with you! If you're not following Jesus but you know someone who is, follow that person around, ask lots of questions. Wherever you are in your faith journey, we want you to know that there is a God who loves you and has sent His Son to live & die for you, so that you might live forever with Him!!!