A Firm Foundation

How To Build A Firm Foundation For Your Life

Have you ever thought about what your in foundation is? What helps guide your choices? Your inner structure helps you to live your life with less stress and overwhelming circumstances.

Having a strong inner foundation in an important part of intentional living, because it help you make decisions that shape your future for the better. If your foundation isn’t solid, you might feel like life is constantly knocking you down just when things seem to be getting back on track.

Even if you already have a sturdy foundation, that doesn’t mean it can’t sway side to side at times. Our strength is constantly being tested by the pressures of the world, and it can take a lot of effort to stay upright.

With a strong in her foundation, you will be able to handle the winds of change. You will grow more when you were in a secure place and rooted and what you need and want.

There’s a lot of pressure in our daily lives, put on ourselves or by others, Which means we need a firm foundation to help us stay strong, if you’ve been feeling, overwhelmed and unable to make any real changes in your life, it may be that you need to work on your foundation. You need to have a firm foundation that keeps you grounded and keeps you planted . Without a solid foundation to build your life on, it’s easy to bend and break under pressure. Sometimes it necessity to bend a little, but you don’t want to break.

Think of you inner foundation in terms of what supports you and give you strength. You can build your inner foundation on your:

• Mindset: the quality of your thoughts
• Values: what’s important to you
• Habits: daily routines that keep you grounded
• Strength: the things you’re naturally good at
• Relationships: what or who make you feel secure and supported

If you’re constantly trying to make changes in your life, but nothing seems to happen, consider first, whether you have a foundation necessary to support you.

Building your foundation isn’t a one time event. Habits with it and you will need to rebuild them periodically. Your goals may change, but a firm foundation will keep you strong.

I refer to Psalm 61:2 when my life is on shaky ground. “ from the end of the earth I can call to You, When my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock that higher than I.”

Here are some thing to think about when it comes to your own foundation in life:

Mindset

• What thoughts do you need to believe about yourself to feel supported?
• how can you become more mindful of your own feelings and behaviors?
• How can you focus on the current moment, more in the past or the future?

Values

• What do you value in friendships and relationships?
• What do you value in your work?
• What are the top three values you want to uphold in your life?

Habits

• What are your current daily habits?
• Are your habits, self-supporting or self defeating?
• What habits would help make your life feel more balanced?

Strengths

• What are your biggest strength or where? Or where do get your strength?
• how do you the strength help support you in life?
• How can you make better use of your strength in your daily life?

Relationships

• What makes you feel more supported in a relationship or friendship?
• Who are the people in your life that keep you grounded?
• Are there any relationship you need to let go of to feel more stable?

Ultimately, a strong inner foundation is what keeps us, balanced, stable, and secure.