Have you ever had the joy of building up a sand castle? Building a sand castle is not as easy as it seem to be. Ask the professionals and you will find yourself being bombarded with complicated formulas and equations (S = M x sand + N x water) that must be adhered to build and sustain this delicate structure against the forces of nature. Personally, we may have built sand castles by the beach and we have been building sand castles in our lives.

Sand Castles built by the sands of enjoyment, sands of success, sands of ignorance, sands of pride, and the list goes on.

Have you ever thought that the basic formula to build a sand castle comprises from 2 basic substances? Sand and water that comes in abundance. Let me remind you, any sand castles that were ever build could not withstand the rain and the wind. It crumbles and falls apart when the storm hits the bay of the beach. Rumbling waves, slaps hard upon the beach and all the hard effort of building the sand castles will be in vain. So then, what’s more worthwhile? Investing our time in things that does not last or Investing our time things that matters and last for eternity?

“...everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against the house, and it fell with a great crash.” – Matthew 7:26-27

There is a constant struggle between Reality and Spirituality, Rock and Sand, Contentment and Discontentment. What we want may not be what God wants us to be. We strive and struggle to go against Him and building our individual sand castles that will not last.

Let us learn to live to the remarkable words of the Apostle Paul;

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do anything through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:12-13

Let us build castles with and on THE ROCK that will last forever and ever.

From Duck to Swan
Signing out at 11:07pm at 23^rd April 2007