April 22 2012 How To Storm Proof The Home

How To Storm Proof The Home

Matthew 7:24-25

Matthew 7:25 - The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, yet it did not fall.

1. Be prepared for the culture you live in.

Romans 12:2 - Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed.

Exodus 23:2 - Don’t follow the crowd in doing wrong.

2. Prepare for the crisis you will live through.

Isaiah 43:1-3 -Don't be afraid when you go trough deep waters and great trouble. I will be with you when you go through rives of difficulty, you will not drown.

Three Things To Remember

• Relax in God’s Plan

• Recognize God’s Presence

• Rely on God’s Protection

3. Be prepared for the changes you'll live through.

Four Options

• Reject it

• Resist it

• Resent it

• Relish it

Philippians 4:11 & 12 - I’ve learned to be content whatever the circumstances may be. I’m ready for anything through the strength of Christ that lives within me.

Three Things Needed

• Contentment

• Flexibility

• Faith

1 Corinthians 3:11 - God has placed Jesus Christ as the one and only foundation and no other foundation can be laid.