If someone were to ask you what characterizes your demeanor, how might you respond? As a believer in Christ, one may to be quick to say that they are driven by the love that God has bestowed upon his people, but is this really true? It is important to note that even the most esteemed and well versed individuals of the Bible do fail to be fully competent of their actions and demeanor. However, it is when one feels the most admonished that we begin to see our true character. It is quite peculiar, that in the midst of our struggles we are graced with the presence or environment that will remind us of where the Lord has taken us from. We are a prime jewel in his eyes and are forever admired for He see’s our full potential. Sometimes our mind can become so obfuscated with doubt and worry that we can never really see what God see’s in us. It is not until the unlikely of moments that the Lord begins to grace us with the encouragement that we need. I find solace in knowing that my encouragement is always coming when I least expect it. The hardest struggles in life are often self-imposed and if we were to release our worries and anxieties unto the Lord, we then can begin to live the way that the Lord has deemed for us. These self-inflicting concerns are precisely what drive us to a season of drought. However, if we were to remain like the tree planted by the water, fear will not come in the midst of heat and our leaves will forever retain that verdant color. This is exactly the thought process our conscience should be aware of. If at all possible, one should begin to analyze what drives their demeanor, but rest assured that God has placed us in such a particular place for a specific reason. Live with the knowledge and encouragement that our life has already been thought out by the highest of power, and He has not carelessly plotted out your life, for his word says “If he cares for the birds of this earth how much more does he care for you.”
Emmanuel Sandoval
“God with us”
Jeremiah 17:7-8
-Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like the tree planted by the water that sends it roots out 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 produce fruit.
-Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like the tree planted by the water that sends it roots out 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 produce fruit.
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