Wind Blown Weeds or Deep Rooted Trees

November 27, 2018 by  
Filed under Daily Devotions, Family

By Sharon Autry

My kids and I have been working behind our house clearing a new walking path in the woods.  In the process, we’ve pulled, clipped, and chopped our way through the itchy overgrowth.  As we worked, I noticed two kinds of plants.  Some of the growth is grass.  You can tell because when you pull, it comes right up.  The other takes more than a pull.  We have to get the clippers and cut them down leaving the roots in the ground.  These baby trees are surprisingly strong.

With sweat dripping from our foreheads in the Texas heat (I love sweating with my kids!  Such bonding time!)  I realized that we have two choices in life.  I told my son, “I am praying that you and your sisters are like these trees, not like the grass.  When somebody tries to convince you to do something out of line with God’s plan, I want you to have strong roots, holding you firm.  You don’t want to be like the grass that can be pulled up with no effort.  The grass lasts one season, but the trees grow stronger year, after year, after year.”

I wasn’t sure he understood what I meant.  But, a couple of days later at breakfast, he brought it up and explained the whole thing to his sister.  I think she got it, too.  And the roots grew deeper…

PRAYER: Thank You, Lord for teaching us principles about life through Your creation.  I pray that the children of this generation will rise up and stand strong, not swayed by the deception of the world.  Draw their hearts to You.

“He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off.  He succeeds in everything he attempts.  Not so with the wicked!  Instead they are like wind-driven chaff,” Psalm 1:3-4 NET.

Today’s devotion is by Sharon Lovejoy Autry, co-author of Mom and Loving It (Bethany House).  She and Pat are the parents of three children.  Visit Sharon and her sister Laurie at www.momandlovingit.org.

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One Response to “Wind Blown Weeds or Deep Rooted Trees”
  1. Dorothy Winters says:

    It’s true, we can learn a lot just by studying nature. Thank you for your words this morning.
    Dorothy

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