Sunday, March 30, 2014

Tumbleweeds or Watered Trees

This is what the Lord says:

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
  who draws strength from mere flesh
  and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
  they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
  in a salt land where no one lives.

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
  whose confidence is in him.
They 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.

-- Jeremiah 17:5-8

What do I want to be? A tumbleweed blowing around where no one else lives or a nourished and strong tree offering life to my surroundings?  The answer (result) is in where I place my trust (confidence).