When a tree is just a sapling, it can be trained to grow several ways. If you tie cords to it and cause the trunk to bend, eventually it will continue on its own to grow in that direction. As the owner of the yard, I want my trees to develop and become strong, healthy and useful. So I sometimes have to apply pressure in just the right ways to achieve the best results.
We do the same thing with our children. We guide them and train them; sometimes we apply pressure to them so that, in the end, they will grow and mature as healthy, productive citizens of the planet. Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train a child in the way he should go and when is old, he will not depart from it.” That’s the same concept as training a tree to grow a certain way. Eventually it will continue in the direction it was trained to go. As God’s children, we also are being trained by Him to go His way. Sometimes what we think is adversity, is actually the pressure God is applying to bend us towards him. His plan, as the owner of the universe, is to help us become healthy and productive in His kingdom. God cares enough about you to shape you and bend you so that you can reach the heights he intended for you. Don’t resist his correction; thank him for it. Trust Him to do what’s best for you. His plans are for your good. His ways are the best. Have an awesome day growing for Him. |
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