Dear beloved,
This letter is for the one who’s trying to fix what only God can restore.
You said you’re trusting Him,but your hands won’t stop moving.
You’ve drawn new blueprints, laid fresh plans,and called it “faith” when it’s really self-protection.
You’ve been rebuilding, but without revelation.Working, but without waiting.Constructing, but without consulting.
And you’re exhausted,because what’s built in your own strength must be maintained by it also.
When You Build Without the Builder
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” — Psalm 127:1
God doesn’t bless what He didn’t design.
And sometimes the rubble He leaves behindis His mercy protecting you from a structure that would’ve collapsed later.
He’s not trying to withhold progress.He’s trying to reestablish priority.
You asked Him to rebuild your life,but He’s starting with your altar.
Before He restores your circumstances,He’s restoring your surrender.
Isaiah 61:4 says, “They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated.”
Notice, it doesn’t say you will rebuild.It says they: A people transformed by His Spirit,built together by His hand.
Not as monuments of personal comeback stories,but as living testimonies of His redemption.
The False Foundation
You can’t rebuild on resentment and call it restoration.You can’t rebuild on control and call it confidence.You can’t rebuild on fear and call it wisdom.
Jesus is not just your cornerstone;He’s the construction plan.
If you don’t surrender your foundation,you’ll keep decorating ruins and calling them revival.
He’s not asking you to make something new.He’s asking you to let Him make it new.
🔔 YOUR WAKE-UP CALL TODAY
Pray this with open hands:
“Lord, forgive me for rebuilding on my own blueprints.I’ve been busy instead of surrendered.I’ve mistaken control for calling.I release my hammer, my plans, my pace.Rebuild what pleases You.Restore what reveals You.Be the architect of every area I’ve tried to manage without You.In Jesus’ name, amen.”
Then ask yourself:
“What have I been rebuilding that God already asked me to release?”
Tear down the scaffolding of self-effort.Let God lay a new foundation of obedience and humility.
You don’t need to prove that you can rebuild.You simply need to prove that you still believe He can.
Then your transformation will be crystal clear when you confidently claim:
“I am rebuilt in Christ.”
If you’re ready to rip up your blueprint in favor of His, share this with a friend and let us know below how you plan to let Him make you new again.
With love in Christ,
Shawna & Camille
“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” — Psalm 118:22
