One of the stanzas in an old love song states, “Before too long I built my world around you. And I prayed you’d love enough of me to stay.” This is probably not a good spot to build your world around, for I’m not sure what percentage of love is satisfactory for one to stay.
Years back many folks built their homes near a river. There was never a consideration that this could be a floodplain. What a tragedy when the discovery of such a mistake in construction was only realized when a flood happened.
Every one of us is in the business of building many things. It can be a personal-building project or a corporate endeavor. This would also include relationships. However, we must always consider the possible lifespan of what our time, money and soul are being placed in.
Job built his life around the Creator. After losing everything on this Earth except God, he still believed he had all he needed.
This was his statement while still in the furnace:
Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him:
Start building your world around God, and when everything else evaporates, you can still mouth such a statement.
Give it some thought, you, builder of worlds.
Gary