The House God Builds

Don’t let it pass

The moment for your faith and hope to weld,

Forging purpose in your life so you can tell somebody else.

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

Hebrews 11:1

I’ve been renovating my house lately, and Hebrews 11:1 has taken on a new meaning for me.

When the floors are pulled up and the walls are stripped down, you see what’s underneath — the foundation, the beams, the parts you normally don’t notice. Without them, nothing else would stand. That’s what faith is: the assurance (hypostasis), the unseen foundation that holds up everything in my life.

Then there are the blueprints — the vision of what the house will look like when it’s finished. That’s hope (elpis): a confident expectation that even if the place looks like a mess now, the Builder knows what He’s doing.

And the conviction (elegchos) is like walking through the house mid-renovation. Even though it’s unfinished, you can already see glimpses of the finished home, evidence of what’s not fully visible yet.

When faith (the foundation) and hope (the blueprint) come together, it’s like welding two beams so they’ll never come apart. God uses that weld to forge something lasting inside of you — purpose. And that purpose isn’t just for you; it’s for others to see and be encouraged by. Just like a finished home becomes a place where others can find shelter, your story becomes a testimony that points people back to God.

I don’t like to live with “what ifs.” There’s freedom in that, because it pushes me to trust and take risks. But it also has its costs — sometimes I move ahead without the full picture, sometimes I learn through mistakes. Yet this is exactly where God meets me. Faith persuades me that He is present in the unknown, and hope anchors me in the confidence that even my missteps can be redeemed.

So rather than living with “what ifs,” I’m choosing to live with “God is.” He is persuading my heart. He is anchoring my hope. And He is forging my purpose — not just for me, but for someone else too.

Reflection

Renovations are messy, but they reveal what’s holding everything together. In the same way, God may be stripping things back in your life to weld faith and hope into something stronger. Don’t let that moment pass — it may be where He’s forging your purpose, not just for yourself but for someone else, too.

Takeaway

• Faith — God’s unseen foundation persuading your heart to trust Him.

• Hope — God’s blueprint anchoring you in confident expectation.

• Welded together, they forge a purpose that becomes a visible testimony.

Prayer

Father, thank You for being the foundation under my life and the blueprint over it. Keep persuading my heart to trust You, even when things look unfinished. Anchor me in hope that doesn’t waver. And use my story as a place where others can find encouragement and shelter in You.

In Jesus’ name, Amén.