Write From My
Heart
September 6,
2020
Withering
Leaves and Budding Roots
Jeremiah 17:7-8
(NIV)
But blessed is
the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a
tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not
fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year
of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
Several weeks ago I decided to
finally take some clippers to my little golden Pothos ivy plant that had grown
quite leggy and unruly. In the past, I have always used a small jar of water to
get the stems to root. However, I had recently heard that just planting the
stems in soil would also work. Admittedly I was a little skeptical, but I decided
to try both methods. The stems in the water jar sprouted quite well and from
them I made a new potted plant. Then I cut a few more stems from the original
plant and placed them directly in soil to make a second new potted plant. I watered
both new plants, placed them in a sunny location, and waited, and waited, and
waited. (I’m not terribly patient.) To my surprise, most of the bare stems
seemed to do just as well as the rooted stems, some even showing the beginnings
of a new leaf or two. Only one of the bare stems seemed obviously withering and
limp. This morning I finally pulled that one withering stem. To my amazement,
however, at the very end of the stem I noticed a small budding root. It now
resides in a small jar of water and I plan to watch the roots grow.
The analogy is a simple one. No
matter how weary and wilted our hearts may feel with the cares and concerns
surrounding us, as long as we still have that budding root of trust in the
LORD, we are not destroyed. We have no need to fear the troubles of the world,
and we have the assurance and peace that our Heavenly Father will nourish the
budding roots within us and keep us growing in him. As I have said repeatedly,
and will always maintain, God is never more than a prayer away.
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