Dig Deep Foundations

Kathi Pelton

In the construction industry it is known that if you want a building to go high— you first have to dig deep! I have found the same to be true in our spiritual lives. But, digging deep takes time and it takes patience.

I have far too often watched gifted men and women’s lives topple because their gift raised them to high places but they had shallow foundations that could not withstand the storms that came. It is tragic and it is avoidable.

Let’s look at what Luke 6:46-49 says,

““Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”” Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭46‬-‭49‬ ‭

Storms come to every life and at times they come with a flood of adversity. These times can cause your emotions to shake, your knees to tremble but your life in Christ will not be left in ruins if you will hear God’s words and do them. Build a deep foundation!

We see this exampled in the life of David— his emotions were shaken, his knees trembled but his faith was unmovable. David even questioned God’s ways but he did not come to ruin because he had dug a deep foundation that held his life secure throughout many storms and battles.

There’s an old saying that goes, “What goes up must come down.” but God’s truth is this, “What goes deep will not come down.”

Yet, if you build your life on a shallow foundation you will find devastation when storms and battles come your way. God does not want that for you and neither do I.

Going deep requires time, humility, work, patience, sacrifice and obedience. But it is so worth the time and effort. Foundations aren’t seen and they aren’t impressive to the human eye but what is build upon them will display the strength and fruit of what is unseen.

One of my favorite verses in the Bible is found in Song of Solomon 8:5,

“Who is that coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved?”

“…the wilderness…”

For most of us, foundations that are dug deep happen in the wilderness seasons. It is when human weakness comes to a point of surrender and learns complete dependency on Jesus. We learn to lean upon the Rock that is our beloved.

I’ve been watching the construction process of a new high rise building near our church. For months it has looked like a big hole in the ground. The hole was so deep that you couldn’t see the workers or the work being done but I remember thinking that it must be a tall building that is coming because the foundation is so deep. Then (suddenly) the foundation was complete and the building is getting taller everyday— and quickly!

The unseen foundation is the most important part of the building. The same is true in our lives. But you must dig deep to remain through the storms of life.

There is good news if you are someone who did not take the time to go deep (dig deep)— you can go back and retrofit your life’s foundation. You can dig deep and allow his words and ways to become the rock on which your life is built. Do not allow the ruins that you see to tell you that all is lost.

LISTEN TO WHAT GOD SAYS TO YOU,

“O you afflicted [city], storm-tossed, and not comforted, Listen carefully, I will set your [precious] stones in mortar, And lay your foundations with sapphires….” Isaiah 54:11 AMP

Go deep so that you can see God build a life that touches the heavens and displays his Kingdom. A life that is always leaning upon your beloved savior.