Going Deeper

"But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7-8) 

What a beautiful image God has given us for a life that is rooted deep into God!  We can be like a tree planted along the river bank.  People who live in areas like Kansas understand this concept.  Trees grow near the source of water.  You can be driving along a Kansas road and see field after field, but not many trees until you come to a river or a creek of some sort.  Then there are trees growing along side the river.  

I want to put myself in a place that I can be firm and sound in the grace and the love of God.  Too many times we are tempted to live our lives in drift mode.  Just floating around aimlessly. Going wherever the current of life takes us.  It seems like a good idea.  It seems like it is so much fun.  Care free living!  No worries.  But we find that the opposite is true.  That the best life is not drifting from here to there, but is in firmly rooting our lives in God. 

So excited about preaching about this for the next few weeks at Living Faith!  Going Deeper in our faith! Finding the Living Water of God when we send our roots deep into the fertile soil.