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Friday, December 12, 2008

Digging deep -

Today I was reading a devotional on digging deep. It talked about two pear trees in an orchard. It was an excessively dry summer and one of the pear trees was unaffected and remained fresh and green and yielded luscious pears. The other tree did not do well - it's leaves turned yellow, the fruit shriveled and appeared dead. Then came the rains and the ground was soaked with moisutre. The tree sprang back to life and was soon covered with leaves and burst into full bloom! Soon it was autumn and then the frost, and the tree bore no fruit. The other tree was loaded. What was the difference? The one tree had its roots deep in the soil where it found water. The other had shallow roots - and depended on the uncertain rains for its fruit.

I know this story is familiar to some or many, but it reminded me of my walk with God. Am I like a tree that has its roots dug deep into the underground streams of the word of God or do I depend on the showers of circumstances? It's easy to forget about abiding in God when we get caught up in the whirlwind of life's events. I am guilty of doing that all the time - letting myself get caught up with the busy-ness of life and forgetting my First Love.

I desire to dig deep. I am not content with the little spurts of growth in my life, only to be forgotten after a while. God deserves so much more than this.

Here I am

This post was written at 9:47 PM