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Thankful Thursday #5

While it may sound bizarre, today I am thankful for TREE TRUNKS.

Most of their lives they are responsible for holding the weight of the branches and taking whatever nutrients they can get from the ground to help serve that purpose.

But if one day, that tree should fall or get knocked down, it doesn’t just vanish, it just changes its purpose a bit.

The new purpose may include being a home to the many critters that need a safe habitat, while also offering a weary traveler a place to rest.

I am struck with how similar this is with our own lives.

For a time we were young and needed support. Then as we grow stronger and more able, we stand on our own and eventually support others.

What happens if life takes a crazy turn and knocks us down?

We find another way to serve…that's what we do.

God didn’t design our lives to look like one stage our entire life. Think of the knocked down stage as a place to seek others to offer comfort to as they need a safe place.

Thankful for tree trunks and the life lessons they offer us.

Thankful for the God who made the trees and made us to seek Him out in every detail of life.

SCRIPTURES FOR THE DAY

PSALM 96:12 tells us, “Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; LET ALL THE TREES OF THE FOREST SING FOR JOY.”

When life has taken a turn and you aren't sure what to do next, PSALM 32:8 reminds us,

“I WILL INSTRUCT YOU and teach you

IN THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO;

I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”

We are so thankful you are here, alive, and present. Go seek out the beauty where you are today in the normally unseen places, and know that you are always seen by the God of the universe who loves you with an unfailing love.