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To: Billie

Thanks, and no I won’t stay away.

Your thread has the soul food we all need, God gives us beauty and we don’t take time to find it, many times.

Thank you for the beauty you create, stay safe and happy.


399 posted on 09/05/2008 3:51:15 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
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over the top.


400 posted on 09/05/2008 5:45:09 AM PDT by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: Billie; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; JustAmy; deadhead; jaycee; LUV W; mathluv; DollyCali; Dubya; Gabz; ..

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

September 5, 2008
Roots Or Shoots?
Because they had no root they withered away. —Matthew 13:6

In the life of trees, one key to survival is having more roots than shoots. In his book Oak: The Frame of Civilization,, author William Bryant Logan says, “If a tree puts on a lot of top growth and few roots, it is liable to be weak-wooded and short-lived. . . . If a tree puts down a great deal of roots and adds shoots more slowly, however, it is liable to be long-lived and more resistant to stress and strain.”

People and organizations can be like trees. The rise to prominence is exhilarating, but anything that puts up shoots faster than it puts down roots is fragile and in danger of breaking, falling, or dying.

Jesus used a similar analogy in His parable of the sower. People who hear the Word and receive it joyfully are like seed sown on stony places; they spring up quickly but endure only a short time because they have no roots (Matt. 13:6,20-21).

Roots aren’t at all glamorous, but they are the source of our strength. If our roots go deep in the knowledge of God (Jer. 9:24) and our lives are “hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 3:3), we’ll be strong, resistant to blight, and more likely to survive the storms of adversity.

How deep are your roots?

Lord, keep me from being envious of the beautiful and the seemingly powerful. May I use Your resources to put down roots that will make me strong rather than growing branches to make me attractive. Amen.

The roots of stability come from being grounded in God’s Word and prayer.


Bible in One Year: Isaiah 19–21; Proverbs 23:12-28


401 posted on 09/05/2008 5:47:33 AM PDT by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: nw_arizona_granny; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; MEG33; All
Thanks, and no I won’t stay away. Your thread has the soul food we all need, God gives us beauty and we don’t take time to find it, many times. Thank you for the beauty you create, stay safe and happy.

I'm glad you'll still visit, and honestly, I understand about the pings to the huge graphics. It's tough when you can't open your comment page because it's so full of graphics - some of them really big ones. I had to ask to be taken off the ping list of a couple of daily threads because there were so many graphics in the main ping.

(I copied your post so the others who post Amy's daily welcomes could see how much you enjoy their offerings, too)

Thank you, granny.

406 posted on 09/05/2008 7:41:28 AM PDT by Billie
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