2 Corinthians 4:18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

I have been to England and have visited many of their awe-inspiring cathedrals. The cathedral that inspired me the most was Winchester Cathedral, it was breathtakingly beautiful (it was the first cathedral I have ever set eye on; they are amazing works of art!). But it wasn't the beauty of the cathedral that came to inspired me. It was the fact that the cathedral was in grave danger of becoming uninhabitable. Its foundations were cracking and giving way. Hundreds of years before, these  foundations hadn't been securely laid. They were not deep enough nor were they soild enough to hold such a weight. The foundation was partly composed of old wood and refuse; these elements were beginning to rot and give way, ultimatly endangering the whole structure to failure. Although the cathedral had stood beautifully for several hundred years it now, was begining to fall apart and crumble in on itself...I thought it interesting and hoped that they could raise the millions of pounds needed to fix it. Even Duchess Sarah had gotten involved to help raise the funds to fix the foundations. It was an emegency situation. The fix included having to send a man down into the boggy, wet underside of the cathedral so he could replace the rotting material with new, solid, longlasting material. Poor man! I put some money in the fund and shook my head. Yet the next morning as I was having a quiet time at our bed & breakfast a thought came to me. I was seated on a windowsill looking out at the rolling countryside. I was praying and asking God to speak with me. He asked me (in my heart) "What kind of building do you want your life & marriage to be?" My answer, "I would like it to look like a lovely cathedral!" God impressed me to look down at what was supporting me. It was the windowsill. The windowsill was actually part of the farmhouses foundation. The foundation of this ancient farmhouse was dug deep into the gound as well as being elevated above the ground level by several feet and it measured at least 3 feet thick. It was solid! God was telling me that although the cathedral, built to glorify Him was beautiful, It was in grave danger because the unseen foundation was not solidly built. But, this farmhouse, built to house a family, a family that possibly attended the cathedral church and brought glory to God through their simple life, this farmhouse was going to last much longer because it's foundation was solid... the question came to mind; Did I want my beautiful life to crack apart because I missed building and taking care uf the unseen yet intensly important part of my building, my foundation? God wanted the foundation of our life to be a foundation built of faith and righteousness going deep in Chirst. The same goes for the unseen foundation I am building in my little cathedrals, My children...So when we feel unseen, and  feel like we are underneath we shall remember that what is unseen by human eyes yet is dedicated to God in service to Him can be the most important part of our lives.

May God give us the grace, peace and strength in order that we may build our cathedrals, our lives & children, strong and mighty for HIm