Thus says the LORD: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals
and make mere flesh their strength,
whose hearts turn away from the LORD.
They shall be like a shrub in the desert,
and shall not see when relief comes.
They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness,
in an uninhabited salt land.
Blessed are those who trust in the LORD,
whose trust is the LORD.
They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.
(Jeremiah 17:5-8, NRSV)
A tree planted by water does not die, but sends it’s roots out to feed on the water from the stream…
Cursed those and dying trees are those who trust in themselves or others.
When we turn in on ourselves. That is when our hearts move away from God.
We can see in the quote from Yoda, that path to our demise and following the darkness is a slow spiraling one.
We look into our selves and fear the world around us.
That leads us to anger over the things we can not control.
Anger leads to hate, hating those things that will not bend to our whims.
And hate leads to suffering…
So don’t be Anakin, but follow the light, and plant yourself where you can abide in Jesus.
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