ponder.

i was sitting outside watching the sunset today, instead of wasting away time in painting.
i felt so calm. it was around 430 in the afternoon and i wish i could have sat and just talked to Jesus all day.
i started to just pray. for me, for old friends, for new ones, and for people that were walking by that i didnt even know.
and i felt the breeze, but surprisingly it wasn't cold. thats when it hit me.

God allows the leaves to wither up and fall off the trees. keep in mind the way the branches are, all the while reaching up or out. ( excluding the weeping willow... hahaha)
the leaves fall to the ground and sit, only until the wind blows.
in a way we can be like the leaves. we can wither up and fall to our knees and be completely broken, and when God moves us He moves us little by little. and He doesn't stop moving us, because the wind never ceases to blow.
now i want you to think about a tree with little to no leaves. like i said before, where do the branches reach? out? yes. up? yes.

now i want you to think about you and your life. think about yourself in light of this simile. just pretend you're the tree. Are you reaching UP to the Lord for guidance, love, wisdom, understanding, truth, forgiveness, acceptance, and most of all a relationship? are you reaching OUT to people who don't know our sweet Savior? are you reaching OUT to people who know Him but have been led astray? are you reaching OUT to people you know? your family, your best friend, your teacher, your classmates, your coworkers, your neighbor across the street, the person you see everyday that you met once but forgot their name? what about people you don't know? are you willing to make yourself uncomfortable to share God's love? Friends, God does not call us to be comfortable. in Matthew 28:19  He calls us to go into all the world and make disciples !