Building on the Rock

By Jim Nolson, November 2nd 2025

• Build Your Foundation on God's Truth: Just as the world's tallest buildings require deep foundations anchored in rock, believers must build their lives on the solid foundation of God's Word. The middle verse of the Bible (Psalm 118:8) declares: "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people." Righteousness comes from trusting in God, not our own efforts.

• Listen to the Right Voice: There are only three voices in the world: God's voice (truth and life), our human voice (which has power to build up or tear down), and the enemy's voice (deception and doubt). We must fill our minds with God's Word and surround ourselves with godly people to hear truth over the lies that lead to sin and destruction.

• Recognize the Pattern of Sin and Restoration: Sin follows a pattern: deception leads to doubt, doubt to desire, desire to disobedience, disobedience to distress, and distress to disguise and blame. But when we root ourselves in God's righteousness, the pattern reverses: truth leads to trust, trust to pleasing God, pleasing God to obedience, obedience to spiritual fruit, and fruit to restoration.

• The Three M's - You Can't Do This Alone: Isolation kills spiritual growth. We need mentors (someone more spiritually mature who speaks truth into our lives), mates (fellow believers who walk shoulder-to-shoulder with us in the trenches), and a mission (people we are pouring into and discipling). This is the pattern Jesus modeled and Paul lived out.

• Make Yourself Available to Those Who Are Struggling: Many people struggling with addictions and sexual sin are asking for help but can't find Christians who are available. While we're busy doing good things (family, work, church service), we must administrate our lives better to be present for those crying out for mentorship and accountability in their battle to live righteously.

  
  

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