Time to tear down

“Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.”   1 Corinthians 15:1-2

Have I held firmly to the gospel, to the living word, or have I held firmly to this world, to the shell that I have placed around myself? 

The extremely sad thought that passes through my mind is that I have held firmly to this world, this reality, and this wall that is consistently around me. I cling to a tough exterior. I try to be prickly, I try to be a stone, I try to be tough so that nothing can penetrate my wall because behind my wall is my heart and my heart is MY HEART. It is my property that I take care of and let nothing hurt.

It isn’t my heart though, but it is HIS HEART! It is my Father’s heart. It does not belong to me, but to my true and loving Father who created me with such care and love. He has poured His love into me. I am created in His love and His image (Genesis 1:27). 

"...a time to tear down..." (Ecc 3:3)

It is a time to tear down the wall; to stop putting out an image of being tough and like I don’t care about anything. It is a time that people see who I really am, to see the gooiness of my heart (sorry friends haha). 

It is time to hold firmly to the gospel and hold firmly to my Savior.