Beware Fat Texans Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Beware Fat Texans------------------------- Date: 4/23/2002 Keywords: "foundation" "rock" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Matthew 7:24* Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man built his house on the rock. Questions 1. How can you build your life on the rock?   2. What would the opposite look like?   Practical help Word has it that the custodians of the leaning tower of Pisa are suing a fat Texan who caused the famous structure to tilt still more. (It must be true; I read it in the tabloids.) Still, the tower's problems trace back to the time of its construction; the soil was not strong enough to bear the load. Centuries of shifting began before the builders finished the spire. Jesus makes the same point in Matthew 7:24. The base on which we build our lives determines our success. If we sink our footings into the rock of his wisdom, we will survive. If not, we're destined for a fall. A moment of thought tells us that porn should have no place in our life foundations. What does? Deep fellowship with committed believers. Intensive study of Scripture. Regular times of prayer. These things help you build a life on the rock. Then you have nothing to fear — even fat Texans. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2002 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.