Saturday, May 12, 2007
Feet and Foundations
Last week 
while at a conference on African traditional religion, I was playing volleyball, when I hurt my toe. My foot swelled up and I had trouble walking for a couple of days. This was really bad, since the best way to learn a new city is by walking. However, I have been able to get the chapas (local minibuses) and walk around quite a bit as it has healed. This little thing has reminded me of just how important foundations are to our lives. My feet are the base of my transportation. My toe is just a little part of my foot, but when it got hurt, I was in bad shape. As I sit here, it still hurts, making me unsure of whether or not I should go out and run errands. The problem is more obvious with buildings. A little foundation problem makes a big structure problem. Each person too needs a foundation for life, a solid base to govern decisions and give purpose to a life. In Proverbs 1:7, we read that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, and later in chapter 9 and verse 10 we read that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. In short, knowing God is the foundation that makes our lives make sense. The more we know God, the more our lives make sense.
while at a conference on African traditional religion, I was playing volleyball, when I hurt my toe. My foot swelled up and I had trouble walking for a couple of days. This was really bad, since the best way to learn a new city is by walking. However, I have been able to get the chapas (local minibuses) and walk around quite a bit as it has healed. This little thing has reminded me of just how important foundations are to our lives. My feet are the base of my transportation. My toe is just a little part of my foot, but when it got hurt, I was in bad shape. As I sit here, it still hurts, making me unsure of whether or not I should go out and run errands. The problem is more obvious with buildings. A little foundation problem makes a big structure problem. Each person too needs a foundation for life, a solid base to govern decisions and give purpose to a life. In Proverbs 1:7, we read that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, and later in chapter 9 and verse 10 we read that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. In short, knowing God is the foundation that makes our lives make sense. The more we know God, the more our lives make sense.
