Plant Wisdom

Advice from Plant Mom:  "Luckily the Croton Petra is tough, so even if your plant has lost all its leaves, don't lose hope.  I laughed after reading that, as my plant is drooping and wilted.  

We are like puny plants.  We need God's resurrection power.  We trust that God will raise the dead like Lazarus.  We believe that God will will make dry bones live, as the prophet Ezekiel declared.

"Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. Ezek. 37:4

Whenever we face a difficult, desperate, dreadful situation, pray the Holy Spirit's power into it.  We may feel terrified, but we cannot succumb to despair. We must learn to endure.  We can hold on to one another and to Jesus, who promises to be with us to the end.

Trusting: from Birth through Life into Eternal Life

"'A flyer must fly, and a catcher must catch, and the flyer must trust, with outstretched arms, that his catcher will be there for him.'

. . . "Dying is trusting in the catcher.  To care for the dying is to say, "Don't  be afraid.  Remember that you are the beloved child of God.  He will be there when you make your long jump.  don't try to grab him; he will grab you.  Just stretch out your arms and hands and trust, trust, trust.'" 
Henri Nouwen, Our Greatest Gift in Henri J. M. Nouwen, The Only Necessary Thing, edited by Wendy Wilson Greer.

Remember Jesus' words: "'Father, into your hands I commend my Spirit.'"  Do likewise when you face tidal waves of fear.  We walk into the future one day at a time. We can choose either to trust our loving Father God or be overtaken by "what ifs" that limit our activities, opportunities, and peace of mind.

By all means, do your part to live responsibly for your own sake and the sake of others.  Then fly on the winds of trust.  God will be there to catch you, even at the time of death.

Ain't No Grave (LIVE) - Bethel Music & Molly Skaggs |Victory.  1/5/2019.
Thanks DonnaE.

"So I say to you, walk with the wind, brothers and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide."  John Lewis