06/14/2026
Last night, we gathered for our Women’s Worship Night, and we wanted to share a word that resonated with so many of us:
As I was setting up tonight, I was focused on all the details. I found a simple tablecloth, cute bowls, a floral runner, woven placemats, pretty cups and everything for our fruit lemonade bar. I even made a floral arrangement that would match the colors to tie it all together. I wanted it to feel welcoming and beautiful.
Then I opened the box of brand-new drink dispensers.
The stand was there.
The lids were there.
The containers were there.
But the spigots were missing. My heart dropped.
The dispensers setup on the table made everything looked complete. If you glanced at the table, you would probably think nothing was wrong.
But without that little piece, the whole thing was useless.
The dispenser couldn’t hold what it was designed to hold, and it couldn’t pour out what it was designed to give away.
And immediately I felt tears pour down my face. God was showing me something.
How often do we focus on all the visible things in our lives? The things everyone else sees. Our homes. Our jobs. Our schedules. Our appearance. Our motherhood. Our accomplishments. Our social media presence. Even our ministries.
Yet the most important thing is often the thing no one sees.
Our foundation.
Our relationship with Jesus.
Because Jesus isn’t just another piece of our lives. He’s the piece that holds everything together.
That little spigot doesn’t just keep the lemonade from spilling out. It controls what comes out and when it comes out.
And that’s exactly what a foundation in Christ does.
In the good seasons, when life feels sweet and full, we can pour out joy, gratitude, generosity, and love.
But what about the hard seasons?
The seasons of waiting.
The seasons of disappointment.
The seasons of offense.
The seasons of grief.
The seasons when God feels quiet.
The seasons when life doesn’t look like we thought it would.
Those seasons reveal what we’re built on.
If my foundation is my circumstances, then when pressure comes, fear comes out.
If my foundation is what people think of me, then when pressure comes, insecurity comes out.
If my foundation is my own strength, then when pressure comes, frustration and control come out.
But when my foundation is Jesus, something different happens.
But when my foundation is Jesus, something different happens.
Not because I suddenly become stronger, wiser, or more self-controlled on my own.
It’s because God never intended us to walk through life’s seasons alone.
Jesus gave us His Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit comforts us when we’re hurting.
He guides us when we’re confused.
He convicts us when we’re drifting.
He strengthens us when we feel weak.
The Holy Spirit is what allows us to live out the life God has called us to live.
Just like that little spigot controls what flows from the dispenser, the Holy Spirit helps shape what flows out of us when life applies pressure.
Instead of anger, He produces patience.
Instead of fear, He produces peace.
Instead of bitterness, He produces forgiveness.
Instead of striving, He produces trust.
The fruit was never meant to be manufactured by us. It is produced by the Holy Spirit working within us.
So the offense may come, but I don’t have to pour out offense.
The hurt may come, but I don’t have to pour out hurt.
The struggle may come, but I don’t have to pour out bitterness.
The pressure may come, but I can still pour out grace.
Why?
Because Jesus is my foundation, and His Spirit is at work within me.
The offense may come, but I don’t have to pour out offense.
The hurt may come, but I don’t have to pour out hurt.
The struggle may come, but I don’t have to pour out bitterness.
The pressure may come, but I can still pour out grace.
Why?
Because Jesus is holding everything together.
Luke 6:45 says, “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”
Pressure doesn’t create what’s inside us. It reveals it.
And that’s why our foundation matters so much.
Jesus tells us in Matthew 7 about two men who built houses. One built on sand and one built on rock. What stands out to me is that both houses experienced the storm.
The rain came to both.
The wind came to both.
The floods came to both.
The difference wasn’t the storm.
The difference was the foundation.
Some of us tonight are in a season of abundance.
Some are in a season of waiting.
Some are carrying grief.
Some are walking through uncertainty.
Some are tired.
Some are rebuilding.
But every season asks the same question:
“What are you built on?”
Because if our identity is built on our marriage, our children, our health, our finances, our ministry, or our own abilities, eventually something will shake.
But if our foundation is Jesus, the storms may come, but they won’t destroy us.
The beautiful thing about a foundation is that nobody notices it when the weather is good.
Nobody walks up to a house and compliments the concrete underneath it.
But when the storm comes, suddenly the foundation becomes the most important thing.
My prayer tonight is that we would spend less time decorating our lives and more time strengthening our foundation.
Because seasons change.
People change.
Circumstances change.
But Jesus remains.
And when He is the One holding everything together, we can withstand the storm and still pour out His love, His peace, His grace, and His goodness to the people around us.
