We are fortunate to have quite a few yuccas on our five acres in God's country—you do know that God's country is wherever He has planted you?—and this one is part of our yucca garden. Take a good look at it and you will notice the new stalk has wrapped itself around the old. Lots of lessons to learn from this picture and if you will hang with me, a visual learner, you may find God speaking to your heart, too. The obvious lesson is to develop an intimacy with God, sometimes I say "tight with Jesus" . But however you word it is get to know God . We know the basic how to's of developing a relationship with the Lord: confession of sin, acceptance of forgiveness, and growing in knowledge and grace through prayer, Bible study, meditation, and fellowship with believers. That last point leads to the next "message" that God gave me through the intimate wrappping around of the young stalk with the old. Who of the next generation are you in relationship with where they are strengthen for their tasks ahead and you are blessed to be used by God to impart what you have learned along the way? If you are open to doing this work of God, He will bring people throughout your life to you. What a privilege I have had in this area. The gift of nurturing the young comes with a definite price but it is so worth it! What pleasure I have received in this calling of God and, by the way, it's on everyone's life! Often these relationships are for a season only but oh what a glorious season it is! Intimacy with God precludes intimacy with His power with others...."and now may God our Father Himself and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do....I Thess. 2:11"
So look around, look up, listen, lean on Him and others, and have a good day!
Hugs all the way around ,
Mimi
