In this episode, I talk about what it truly means to build—to frame, construct, and raise a life that God Himself can dwell in. The word “build” traces back to “dwell,” and that connection brought me into the book of Haggai, where God confronted His people for living in finished houses while His house lay in ruins.

I share how a statement from my pastor years ago shook me: a farmer doesn’t keep sowing seed into ground that never produces. At the time, I felt like the Word I was sowing into my life wasn’t yielding anything. But as I prayed, God led me to Haggai 1:8 and helped me see that the seeds He had me sowing weren’t producing quick fruit—they were producing trees. Lumber takes years to grow. Before you can build, the field must be prepared.

Scripture confirms this order:
“Prepare your fields… then build your house.” (Proverbs 24:27)
We see it again and again—first the field, then the building; first the foundation, then the house; first obedience, then the dwelling of God’s Spirit.

I walk through Jesus’ words about wise and foolish builders, Paul’s warnings in 1 Corinthians to take heed how we build, and the reminder that we are God’s house—His dwelling place. The real building project is internal: our character, our obedience, our foundation in Christ.

And only after God’s house in us is established can the outward house—our family, our marriage—be built with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.

This episode is an invitation:
Break up the fallow ground.
Prepare the field.
Build yourself up in your most holy faith (Jude 1:20).
Let the Spirit of God dwell richly in the house you are.

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