Uprooted..
Just recently, when Hurricane Irene blew through my hometown in North Carolina, I did a lot of philosophizing and reflecting on God’s word.. I got to thinking as to why God would have a hurricane in the midst of the start of a new school year, a new season of life: why would He want to disrupt that? Well, it became very apparent that when people weren’t forced to go to work they are FORCED to stay home with their children and spend time with their spouse and protect their loved ones. I discovered the flow of life is just different when natural “disasters” are just around the corner; they force people to face a reality as to what exactly is important to them and their LIVES. They start praying and actually realizing that we, as a collective society can control many things- the temperature of our home, how long we want to cook that spaghetti for in the microwave; if we want to put that much money into our savings or spend it, or if we want to get away and go out of town, or just hide out in our house and chill. However, we can’t control the weather. And Lord knows, if someone had authority over it, they would have it on remote control, next to a regulation button dictating one’s decibel level. BUT WE ARE NOT GOD, therefore God still has ultimate over all of us. He puts us through trials and tribulations that we cannot do alone, but must depend and lean on Him, and when our faith and trust in Him is not strong – we BECOME UPROOTED, like this here tree (insert a real Southern accent).
The scriptures say,
“Humans wither like grass,
and their glory fades
like wild flowers.
Grass dries up
And flowers fall
to the ground.
But what the Lord has said
Will stand forever.”
Our good news to you is what the Lord has said. 1 Peter 1:24-25
Be grounded. Be rooted in Him.. He is your wellspring to life. Amen. Namaste.
