This is a combined idea from my daughter, Beth Moore, and Rob Bell.
What do you know of the breath of God? It was breathed into Adam. From His breath the world was created. A current Christmas tune depicts Mary imploring the Breath of Heaven to hold her together. Remember Abram and Sarai of the Bible's Old Testament? Beth Moore explains that once they were in close relationship with God, He breathed new life into their very names by adding the sound of a breath-represented in Hebrew by our consonant H, in English AH. Thus they became AbrAHam and SarAH. In fact, Go's old testament name, Jehovah, is simply 4 Hebrew letters that make the sound of breathing in and out. God truly is our breath, our very life-to know God is to have true life.
The Best Toys
Have you ever watched a 5-year-old playing? They can make characters out of anything. I onced watched a 5-year-old turning pen caps into superheros. And when I tried to take them away and give him some real toys, he would have none of it. You would have thought I was stealing priceless gems from him. He loved those characters and protected them and truly enjoyed them.
Some days I feel like a pen cap, and everyone else looks like superheros! But the good news is---God loves me just as much as them. And not only that--He protects me and truly enjoys me! And that goes for you, too!!
Some days I feel like a pen cap, and everyone else looks like superheros! But the good news is---God loves me just as much as them. And not only that--He protects me and truly enjoys me! And that goes for you, too!!
Stay rooted
The other day, there was a lot of rain--I mean, ALOT of rain. And we had alot of trees fall in the area. It seems the soil around the roots gets loose and the tree often falls in the wind especially if the tree is sick or the roots are shallow. It's a little like God was "cleaning house" with the rain or the wind.
On the other hand, a healthy plant that is watered deeply and frequently can send roots down deep where the water sinks through the damp dirt and reaches low levels. Consider the desert, though, where rains are infrequent. The desert plants have roots that spread out just below the surface to catch as much rainfall as possible before it evaporates. Because it doesn't rain often, the water never sinks down into the soil.
So, how deep are our roots? Are our roots of friendship new? or old, having been through many "rains" together? Do we skip from friend to friend or stick with a few through thick or thin? Do we depend on basic strangers in times of need? or those friends that have been there for us before? Have we helped others in times of need? or moved on to someone else less needy?
And how about our faith roots? Have we spent lots of time "digging deep" spiritually? or just "dabbled" in spiritual things? Are our "roots" watered daily? or weekly? or monthly? Are our spiritual roots deep? or just below the surface?
A tree takes years and years to grow. It is a slow, quiet process. Perhaps, growing security for ourselves and our families is the same. When God decides to clean house in our lives, will we fall or stand "like cedars of Lebanon" (Isaiah 14:8)
On the other hand, a healthy plant that is watered deeply and frequently can send roots down deep where the water sinks through the damp dirt and reaches low levels. Consider the desert, though, where rains are infrequent. The desert plants have roots that spread out just below the surface to catch as much rainfall as possible before it evaporates. Because it doesn't rain often, the water never sinks down into the soil.
So, how deep are our roots? Are our roots of friendship new? or old, having been through many "rains" together? Do we skip from friend to friend or stick with a few through thick or thin? Do we depend on basic strangers in times of need? or those friends that have been there for us before? Have we helped others in times of need? or moved on to someone else less needy?
And how about our faith roots? Have we spent lots of time "digging deep" spiritually? or just "dabbled" in spiritual things? Are our "roots" watered daily? or weekly? or monthly? Are our spiritual roots deep? or just below the surface?
A tree takes years and years to grow. It is a slow, quiet process. Perhaps, growing security for ourselves and our families is the same. When God decides to clean house in our lives, will we fall or stand "like cedars of Lebanon" (Isaiah 14:8)
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