Foundation.

Recently I heard a wonderful teaching on foundations; I got interested and did a little research on foundations, what it really meant, the purpose, how deep can it be and likes of those.
Here are a few things I found most interesting-

 Foundations are the main reason behind the stability of any structure; provide a proper surface for the development of the substructure.

It’s the lowest part of a building, classified into two- Shallow foundations and Deep foundations.

A tall building like a skyscraper needs requires a deep foundation and if the constructed building has the plan to extend vertically in future then firm a deep foundation is suggested.  Foundations depend on the structure loads.

The stronger the foundation, more stable is the structure.

The materials selected for the foundation depends on the design loads .

Let me not bore you too much with the Civil engineering tales

Am reminded of the analogy of a man’s life to a building.
Have you ever spoken to someone or just looked at their lives and you began to wonder
‘Papa God na when I go make am?’
Now not the money making it
I have met extra- ordinary individuals doing exploits and making impact, sincerely sometimes I get carried away and ‘wowed’ by them and I forget one essential thing, which I will tell you later ehn,
 Just calm down.

I know when we come across such people, we automatically want to be like them, in fact we literally see ourselves inside of them, and it can be very sweet I know.

But before we finish admiring them and telling them how much you like them, have you asked one important question,
‘What did you do to get there?’
I want to know about the efforts they put in, about the sleepless nights they’ve had, about times they wrestled with fears and overcome, about how they held on to the right things even when it was extremely tough.
Nobody achieved great heights ‘just like that’; no doubt they have built firm foundations and their buildings are strong, beautiful and admirable today. It’s obvious that’s why they have lasted that long.

WE CANNOT SEE THEIR FOUNDATIONS BUT THEIR LIVES HAVE TOLD US THE KIND OF FOUNDATIONS THEY BUILT.  

Like I stated earlier, the foundation determines the stability of the structure.
So how deep is your foundation?
Do you want to build a sky scrapper or just normal building?
Personally it’s a sky scrapper I want; oya ‘skyscraper people’ raise your hand o. I know it’s easy to say but I know it requires a really deep and firm foundation. Funny enough our foundations are in things we do now.

 Remember the kind of foundation and design load determines the materials to be used.

We need IRON prayers and the word
CONCRETE determination and consistency
STONES of hard work and truth

The materials are way endless; we all know what we need most to build.

Don’t forget the foundation never change’s but sometimes the building needs to be renovated—does that say something? Meaning life changes every day, there’s always a new thing- we maintain our foundations but we can’t do things they were they were do ten years ago. Update yourself as the world is also upgrading.
I saw the first duplex built in Adikpo (Benue State) many years ago, it had its staircase outside; imagine building that way now. We can’t even think about it.

I pray God helps us realise all we need to build firm foundations.
Make it your decision to build firm foundations in all areas of your life, from academics, careers, to dreams, purpose, relationship etc. Be intentional about it.

I'm trying my best to build habits that will help me, I work to make sure everyday counts and brings me closer to my dreams (I know my daily routine reveals the future) it hasn’t been easy but I push for I really want to live.
In years to come, we will see that our lives are only a reflection of the foundation we are building now that we are still young and full of life.

ARE YOU REALLY BUILDING?
WHAT KIND OF FOUNDATION ARE YOU BUILDING?

Remember your  life we see will tell us about the foundation we can’t see.