seasons are good. i know this time is growing me and streching me more than i thought possible. but sometimes the stretching hurts.
recently i have developed an obsession with trees and anything related to trees.roots.
leaves.
branches.
seeds.
you get the idea.
"...he will give a crown of beauty for ashes,isaiah 61.
a joyous blessing instead of mourning,
festive praise instead of despair.
In their righteousness,
they will be like great oaks
that the Lord has planted
for his own glory."
i want more than anything inside of me to be like a "great oak" that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
the other morning i was talking to God about what it looks like for me to be like an oak tree. i thought about the analogies between what brings life to a tree and what makes me alive. trees require food, water, light, oxygen, etc. my life, spiritually speaking, requires similar traits, but ultimately i recieve life in various ways from the Lord. and only the Lord.
as i thought about this more, i realized the necessity of the word dependence.
just as that tree is dependent on all of these things to live, i am dependent on the Lord to have life. think about it. a tree cannot live if it is looking to other trees for life. the tree is completely dependent on these sources of food, light, oxygen, etc. otherwise, the tree withers.
whether i am aware of this or not, i am completely dependent on the Lord to live. He gives life. and nothing else can. nothing.
i am especially excited for fall this year. it is a beautiful season.
mal.
p.s. if you think of it, please pray for my back. i have experienced lower back pains since i graduated high school and they have become seemingly worse. i think i will go to the doctor soon, but until then, prayer would be great. :)
4 comments:
i miss living with you.
lets go on a bike ride and maybe lay on the deck and talk about life and how we can love better.
if its too cold we can sleep in my bed tonight. the basement is freezing this time of year.
hy vee gas later? whattya spec iii do it onmaowwwn?
k. love you.
puff.
(yea, anyone who sees that is gonna wonder...but whatev)
i love you. i want you to know that. i also want you to know that i feel blessed to be a part of this season of change in your life (not just autumn, but this life season). i know it's been somewhat difficult at times, and i know i don't understand the full degree.
i love that you seem to welcome these changes, though mortal, hesitating when they come. i love that you want to be God's oak tree. i have already seen the fruits of your labor, the seeds you've planted starting to grow, and it's such a beautifully mesmerizing thing to witness. don't stop. ever.
He looks down in amazement of your heart, i just know it.
life is better because i know you.
truly.
mod podge party soon? k.
and of course, i am praying for your back.
He makes all things new...
i misses you. fall is so beautiful. fall is more beautiful in columbia. :P
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