As you know, we moved last year. Well, we moved to an area that surrounds us in the beauty of God's natural setting - with lots of trees! It is a beautiful place to think, grow, ponder and even hide. Well, with a summer that has been so hot and dry for so long and is now being bombarded with thunderstorms, we are starting to see some of those beautiful trees around us fall.
You see, the roots of a tree that stay on the surface tend to fall in the midst of a storm. Yet those huge oak trees that have been standing for hundreds of years, are amazingly sturdy and the real reason for that is simply that when there was not a drought, they spent their days spreading their root systems deep into the ground - deep enough that when the droughts came, they could still stand strong. Deep down into the depths of the rich soil where nutrients and sustaining water flow and are untouched by the scorching sun - that is where their roots lie.
We are no different. If we plant ourselves firmly in the hand of our creator, spend time with Him everyday, we will have roots that can go deep. I want to go deep. I want to be able to withstand the times of drought in my life, when I feel like there is no rain, when I feel like I cannot go on, and yet I do because I have grounded myself in the truth of my creator. I have planted myself by the living water, and I will stand firm in His promises for me and my life. Because I want to go deeper in my understanding of who He is and who He created me to be.
I want to leave a legacy of my life and be one of those great oaks that stands for hundreds of years because of the life that I live while I still have it to live. Lord, help me to grow deeper in you - everyday!
You see, the roots of a tree that stay on the surface tend to fall in the midst of a storm. Yet those huge oak trees that have been standing for hundreds of years, are amazingly sturdy and the real reason for that is simply that when there was not a drought, they spent their days spreading their root systems deep into the ground - deep enough that when the droughts came, they could still stand strong. Deep down into the depths of the rich soil where nutrients and sustaining water flow and are untouched by the scorching sun - that is where their roots lie.
We are no different. If we plant ourselves firmly in the hand of our creator, spend time with Him everyday, we will have roots that can go deep. I want to go deep. I want to be able to withstand the times of drought in my life, when I feel like there is no rain, when I feel like I cannot go on, and yet I do because I have grounded myself in the truth of my creator. I have planted myself by the living water, and I will stand firm in His promises for me and my life. Because I want to go deeper in my understanding of who He is and who He created me to be.
I want to leave a legacy of my life and be one of those great oaks that stands for hundreds of years because of the life that I live while I still have it to live. Lord, help me to grow deeper in you - everyday!
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