Build something better than the leaning tower of San Francisco …

Finish this sentence: The leaning tower of _________.

Okay, too easy.

Most people would fill in the blank with the word “Pisa” since most of us have heard about, and have seen pictures of, the “leaning tower of Pisa,” which is the freestanding bell tower of the cathedral in the Italian city of Pisa, world-renowned for its unintended tilt.

But have you ever heard of the leaning tower of San Francisco? Melia Robinson, with Business Insider, reports the following:

Millennium Tower is a luxury residential high-rise [in San Francisco] that has sunk 17 inches and tilted 14 inches since it was completed in 2008. Though an inspection by the city showed it’s safe to occupy, the situation has sparked an exodus from the building. Residents say they’re selling multi-million-dollar condos at a loss, with the value of their homes tumbling $320,000 on average.

One disgruntled resident told producers that with so many lawyers involved, it takes the court 30 minutes just to take attendance during legal proceedings.

Some critics blame the city of San Francisco for allowing Millennium Partners to anchor the building 80 feet into packed sand rather than 200 feet down to bedrock.

Residents now say they are “stuck with nearly worthless condos,” according to NBC Bay Area.

As Millennium Tower keeps on sinking, its fate remains unclear.

Because the builders of Millennium Tower chose to anchor the building into sand rather to bedrock, owners of the building’s condos are losing their investments. You might think it would be common sense to build something of great worth on solid rock rather than on sand, but many people don’t practice such simple wisdom, and suffer for it. It’s a lesson Jesus applied to the living of our lives …

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash,” Matthew 7:24-27.

Our lives must be anchored to something, they must have a foundation to be built upon. Jesus Christ is the only sure foundation that is solid bedrock, any other choice is like trying to build a house on sand …

“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have — Jesus Christ,” 1 Corinthians 3:11.

What have you anchored your life to? What serves as the foundation upon which you are building your life?

Scotty