trees...

I've had an itch to blog lately, but haven't had the time to sit and do it. I was reading from Jeremiah and I wanted to share a little...

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” - Jeremiah 17: 7-8

I've been digging Justin Rizzo's "Like a Tree" for awhile and as soon as I read Jeremiah, I felt like I was hearing the song. Jeremiah is quoting God and in the verses right before he's giving the people two options... trust in man or trust in God.

I read someone else say... "Everyone is going to have faith in something - Either we have faith in our own limited abilities - Or we place our trust in God - Knowing that with God our limited abilities are greatly enhanced... Warren Wiersbe said, 'The people who jest about faith don't realize how big a part it plays in everyday affairs. It takes faith to get married... It takes faith to send children off to school. It takes faith to get a prescription filled... Faith is not some kind of religious experience for the elite; it is the glue that helps hold people's lives together."

I so agree, but don't always live it. I am constantly trying to do it on my own... as absurd as it sounds sometimes I trust myself more than God... but Jeremiah said I'll just end up like the parched places of the desert. Instead... I can trust in Him... like a tree planted by the water. Not only will I be hydrated, but I will bear fruit! I really believe bearing fruit... God using me to produce good things in my life and those around me to glorify Him is so fulfilling. I always remember in college we made t-shirts that said, "don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is." Sometimes we need to take risks to trust in Him... to be like a tree that bears fruit.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. - Proverbs 13:12