Rooted or Shaken?
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving” – Colossians 2:6-7.
Have you ever watched someone’s faith completely fall apart? One day, they’re following Jesus and seem strong in their walk. Then the pressure comes. Life gets heavy. Doubts creep in. And the foundation they claimed to have… collapses. It’s heartbreaking, but it happens. And when it does, it’s almost always because their faith was built on something other than Christ.
We live in a time where everyone is in a hurry. People want growth without patience, depth without discipline, and strength without surrender. But spiritual growth doesn’t happen fast. It doesn’t happen on the surface. It happens when we allow God to take us deeper than feelings, deeper than appearances, and deeper than what culture says is enough.
Shallow roots might look fine when the sun is shining, but they won't hold when the storms come. And the truth is, storms are guaranteed. The winds of hardship, temptation, and confusion will blow in your direction. The only question is whether or not you're rooted enough to stand firm.
That’s why Paul wrote with urgency to the Colossians. He saw something creeping in beneath the surface. It wasn’t obvious. It looked spiritual. But it was pulling them away from Christ. Things like legalism and mysticism and worldly philosophies were making Jesus seem like He wasn’t enough. And that is the enemy’s quiet strategy, to make Jesus seem small, to make the gospel seem outdated, and to make man’s ideas look more trustworthy than God's Word.
When your life is rooted in Christ, His gospel, His grace, His Lordship, then you don’t need all the extra fluff. You don’t need to chase new voices or trendy beliefs. You need to anchor your life in the truth that has never changed.
God isn't calling you to a faith that looks good on the outside but crumbles under pressure. He’s calling you to a faith that is rooted deep enough to withstand anything. Let this be the season where you go beyond surface-level Christianity and let God strengthen your soul from the ground up.
Have you ever watched someone’s faith completely fall apart? One day, they’re following Jesus and seem strong in their walk. Then the pressure comes. Life gets heavy. Doubts creep in. And the foundation they claimed to have… collapses. It’s heartbreaking, but it happens. And when it does, it’s almost always because their faith was built on something other than Christ.
We live in a time where everyone is in a hurry. People want growth without patience, depth without discipline, and strength without surrender. But spiritual growth doesn’t happen fast. It doesn’t happen on the surface. It happens when we allow God to take us deeper than feelings, deeper than appearances, and deeper than what culture says is enough.
Shallow roots might look fine when the sun is shining, but they won't hold when the storms come. And the truth is, storms are guaranteed. The winds of hardship, temptation, and confusion will blow in your direction. The only question is whether or not you're rooted enough to stand firm.
That’s why Paul wrote with urgency to the Colossians. He saw something creeping in beneath the surface. It wasn’t obvious. It looked spiritual. But it was pulling them away from Christ. Things like legalism and mysticism and worldly philosophies were making Jesus seem like He wasn’t enough. And that is the enemy’s quiet strategy, to make Jesus seem small, to make the gospel seem outdated, and to make man’s ideas look more trustworthy than God's Word.
When your life is rooted in Christ, His gospel, His grace, His Lordship, then you don’t need all the extra fluff. You don’t need to chase new voices or trendy beliefs. You need to anchor your life in the truth that has never changed.
God isn't calling you to a faith that looks good on the outside but crumbles under pressure. He’s calling you to a faith that is rooted deep enough to withstand anything. Let this be the season where you go beyond surface-level Christianity and let God strengthen your soul from the ground up.
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Tasha Layton's song, 'Look What You've Done' speaks about God digging all my roots up! It was a hard message to hear at first but it reminds me, like your devotion, that as we're bought with a price, and not our own, the gardener must clear away everything that stands between us and the plans He has for us.