Back in our New York, Brooklyn apartment, we had plants growing everywhere. I would take some to the school where I taught, and they’d grow too. We had one small plant we took lots of care with. We’d water it, place it in the sun, and look after it. One day, I decided to transfer it to a larger pot. To my surprise, it was fake!! I couldn’t believe it! Neither could my wife. But the rest of the plants were real.
So, we’re here in Puerto Rico where everything grows-everything, but what we plant! Nothing we’ve planted has grown. We know plants need good roots to grow strong. Somehow, ours didn’t develop them.
Have you planted yourself in the ways of God? You need Him in your life as Lord and Savior, and need a good Bible-based church as well as the desire to seek and follow Him. Don’t get caught up in all these videos proclaiming everyone to be false because they might have misquoted someone or missed a verse. Do make sure the doctrine is sound. Develop roots in the things of God. What does that look like? Don’t depend on others to grow for you. In other words, read and study for yourself. Do your homework. Be real; not an artificial plant.
Others can’t walk for you either. Walk with Him by spending time with Him in His presence and in His word. Soon, your roots will go down deep. You’ll not be swept aside by false doctrines or hearsay.
“How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers” (Psalms 1:1-3).
Today’s your day to plant-yourself in God,
Sam