See the Lessons from Trees series here
Circumstances are to us as soil is to plants,
Soil changes over time; so will a circumstance.
Not everything in soil is beneficial to plants’
roots.
But roots are wise enough to avoid soil’s forbidden fruits.
God stuffed this wisdom deep in each plant’s seeds,
Just as He designed soils to meet each plant’s needs.
Plants and soils embrace their symbiotic
relationship,
Relying on very wise choices that plants’ roots
will ‘grip’.
Plants also send signals to things near and far
away,
To come and help them change their soil’s chemical buffet.
Birds, insects, pollens, and other things, thus
serve
Plants so they can follow their DNA curve.
We, too, are ‘planted’ in soils of dirty circumstances,
Many of which may do us harm, and a few may enhance.
Like plants, we’re given wisdom to influence our
choices,
And to reach out for help from many different
voices.
But in our world, I notice many very strange
results.
They’re common among kids, but should not
be in us adults.
With evil running amok, and people dropping like
flies,
I ask myself, between plants and us, which ones are most wise??
We complain about situations in which we grovel,
Thinking all OUR circumstances indeed must be
novel.
We blame and judge others when things do not
improve.
Then we settle down into our depression groove.
Until, BAM, something happens to trigger an
explosion,
Or our world suffers a considerable implosion.
Much of what is reported in the news doesn’t need
to be,
If only we would stop, take stock and learn ...wisdom from a tree!
Into dirty circumstances that we all seek to
flee,
Our loving Father has planted us there
purposefully.
He uses them to test and develop character, fully.
So.....
Before you flee, learn wisdom from …an immovable tree.
God’s Word is designed to give us wisdom on which
to draw,
To help make us better, or reveal and correct a
flaw.
So in dirty circumstances, don’t cry and lose
your shirt,
Just remember, in our world, plants grow very
well...in dirt!
God’s Word is
to me,
Wisdom on
what He sees.
May it be
also to you!
Well written. Thank you for sharing. Great thought.
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DeleteThis was awesome. It goes along with my studies last month of George Washington Carver how he learned so much from plants. It seems that everything in life that we need to know comes from nature. The provision of the Lord. I also read Henry David Thoreau's Walden. An excellent read. He stated that a man's wealth is determined by how much you can actually live without. He primarily lived off of nature during the writing of that book. One thing that gripped me was what I gathered when reading Walden which is similar to your statement. He said something akin to - we can learn so much from plants. Plants don't spend their time worrying about staying on earth, they simply exist, perform their duties then perish. If earth is not our home, why do we treat it as such? We spend countless hours decorating our life and not enough time preparing for our afterlife. If we come from the Lord and we will return to him then earth is the shortest part of our existence. This world is not our home. Plants seem to get that message. Between Carver, Thoreau and Wooten, I just might be a scholar this year. I love this post. I'm going to share it. Thank you for your selfless work for the kingdom of God.
ReplyDeleteYour writings are so God inspired. Thank you Sooo much.
ReplyDeleteThis puts me in mind of my Lord telling us to consider the lilies of the field. We are to be like the lilies. Take no thought. This does not give us persimmon to be careless with our lives but it does move us away from constant worry over things that we have no control of. I just can't thank you enough for this writing.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Howard, for your iterative comments and especially your great enthusiasm for this post and the insights it uncloaks. I hope and pray readers will be impacted by your enthusiasm and desire to perceive more spiritually.
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