August 11th, 2007 by admin

Many of my next blogs will detail out a trial that I have been facing in my body. This trial is part of my journey and I felt it important to share "The Journey". It’s not pretty in some areas but in an effort "to be real", I am not going to sugar coat the experience. I will also tell you that comments are welcome, but I have made my decisions for me and I have to live with them. Many of you may have made different decisions, but we all have to live out our own life and face the victories and defeats of our choices. Please understand that in these blogs I will not be telling anyone to do what I have done, but simply telling my story. May you find encouragement and peace in the following blogs with a renewed hope that Jesus is real and lives among us.

Lee

August 11th, 2007 by admin

The picture above represents some pretty healthy trees and apparently a lush environment. But what about the trees that do not have a consistent lush place to grow. An environment that may be harsh or inconsistent with water, oxygen and minerals.

It has been noted that trees will spread their roots down and out to find water and nutrients to survive in times of heat or drought. What is interesting to me is the side effect of the roots “Digging Deep”. The roots are just trying to find water or life to stay alive, but the side effect to this is that as the roots dig deep a maturity and stabilizing is taking place in the tree. The tree becomes a stronger tree as the roots go down and out. It’s the dry times that make the tree seek life, which in turn makes a stronger tree. We can learn from this illustration that we have two options when the dry times come in our lives… we can give up or we can dig deep. It’s in the dry times that we have the opportunity to seek life and as a result become a much stronger person and a stronger Christian.