The Water's Edge

If you were at church this morning, then you may remember Jim preaching on the parable of the soil. Before church started I had already been thinking of all that happened this year, Chad lost his job in April, Katie ran away right before school started, we moved even though Chad and I had both said "this is it, we will be here forever."

Not a great year on the surface.

And I "disconnected", first from God, and little by little from church and the people there. I'm comfortable with the word "disconnected" but this morning sitting in church I realized that the words that would be more truthful were "shallow roots".

That just stings, thinking my roots are shallow!

"Disconnect" seems like the decision is a choice, I could choose to stay connected but I choose to disconnect. Disconnecting may not be the best decision but it still puts the power in my hands.

"Shallow roots" on the other hand reveals that at heart, it's not my choice, it's the culmination of my choices leading up to the storm. My roots are shallow because I'm not taking enough time to let God grow me up, through His word.

Thankfully, at least I have some roots! Many of you have kept me from withering away by throwing some water my way. I wilted but didn't die. We can help each but at the end of the day, only God can truly provide the water we need.

This year may have caused more than just me to realize that our roots aren't as deep as we need them to be. Let's decide together to make 2010 the year our roots become so deep that no matter what 2010 holds we will prosper!