But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7,8, NLT)
As I was reading through my Bible today, my eyes came across these verses that I had highlighted. It was one of those times that I knew God was speaking directly to me.
Right now I am in a time in my life where it would be easy to live in constant fear and anxiety, where it would be easy to question why God seems so silent in response to my prayers for either clients or a job... a way to support my family.
Most of the time I feel a peace, although at times my body betrays me and I wake up with really sore front teeth where my tongue has been pressing against them all night as stress manifests itself during my sleep. (Weird, I know. Unlike you "normal" people who grind your teeth at night, this is what I do instead.) Or I realize during the day that the muscles in my neck and shoulders are screaming from being tensed up for so many hours. (See, I am normal!)
God doesn't expect me to be anything less than human. He understands the more difficult feelings that I struggle with. After all, He created those feelings. However, He also expects me to trust Him. And that trust is ultimately manifested in the fruit that is displayed when I am in the midst of a drought. (I think this qualifies as a drought!)
My main focus has to be Him. My roots have to go down deep. That's where I find the water that I need.
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