We are leaves, small, brown, and ugly.
We flit and float, skimming the surface of the
dirt until we look closer. It is then that we realize that there is more. God is in the soil, and He desires us to open up to His will for our lives.
Saying, "yes," to Him allows us to plant ourselves like seeds and
establish roots in Him.
From there, until Jesus comes back, we are always
growing into what we are supposed to be in His fullness.
Our little brown leaf
that we were becomes green or yellow or red, and we grow blossoms and continue
stretching further and further around us.
We still see ourselves as undeserving
little brown leaves, but God sees us each as the full grown tree we were created to
be.
Our branches stretch much further than we can comprehend, and all the while
we grow because we are rooted in Him.
When Jesus returns, all of us will have
grown into such beautiful, majestic, massive trees that we cover the earth.
Then
He takes us with Him to Heaven and creates a New Jerusalem on
Earth where we live forever in communion with Him.
I am learning each day to grow more in my realization that I am small, God is huge, and because of Him, I can make a huge difference. I have authority in His Name, I can be a strong leader to bring up His people in faith and joy, and I can point people to Jesus each time they ask me why I have this joy. God is good, and I want to learn to be more rooted in Him.
