Tree Hugger! Part Two!

Last time we talked about being a healthy/prosperous tree. Yay! We looked at Psalm 1:3 (NIV)
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
A healthy/prosperous tree yields the right fruit in the right season, and has beautiful green leaves! But this tree did not magically become so healthy/Strong/prosperous by accident... The verse gives a hint as to why this is a successful tree... see it? It is planted by the streams of water! What does that mean? Well for one, a stream is always flowing... it brings in fresh, cool, clean water. The heathly/prosperous tree is not planted by a stagnant pond, or in the middle of a parking lot. Okay, okay... I think we get the tree analogy...but what about the streams of water? To understand that more let's read the beginning again: it says "That person". Okay, that didn't help...what person? Great question! Let read the previous verse...Psalm 1:2 (NIV)
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
The stream is a constant flow of the word of God! This is the key to producing fruit, the right fruit... the key to the beautiful green leaves and the key to being that healthy/prosperous tree!
The plant's roots can drink in the fresh water and the tree does so continuously! Never do the roots pull themselves out and say..."okay I got my fill stream you can stop flowing" But we say that to God sometimes don't we. I know I do it by hitting the snooze button instead of getting up to drink in his word. I do it by pulling my roots out and letting the bugs of bitterness, or fear or anger eat at them. Take today to evaluate your the stream you are drinking from, who or what is feeding your roots. Pray that God will open your eyes to the areas that need washing by the stream ( Gods stream ) in your life! :)

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Tree Hugger! PART ONE!

I want to be a tree! but not just any tree...Psalm 1:3 (NIV) says:
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.

I want/need to be a HEALTHY, a PROSPEROUS tree. What is a healthy/prosperous tree? One that yields the right fruit in the right season! God has called you to be a certain kind of tree. You may be bearing fruit, but is it the right kind? If you planted an apple tree and one season it produced cherries, or what if after that mid season it switched to lemons!? Yes, you would still have fruit, but not the kind you planted/purposed for that tree! Matthew 12:13 (NIV) talks about a "tree is recognized by its fruit." Most people won't know a walnut tree or a pear tree or a whatelse grows on trees? .... until they see the fruit! (Unless you are my husband, but my little horticultural geek does not count) God has a purpose and a plan for all of the trees that he plants! Ask yourself: 1) are you bearing fruit?
2) are you bearing the fruit that He (God) designed you for?
If you answered "no" or "maybe" or "I'm not sure" to either questions then talk to God, seek and pray AND stay tuned for "part two" because we will dig into more of Ps 1:3!

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