I was out in my back yard tinkering this morning when I watched more needles fall from my beautiful pine tree. So I just watched. I think we can learn a lot about God and ourselves by standing in and observing nature.
Half of the needles are brown and it is as if the tree shakes randomly shakes them off for me to gather up and use for compost. Kind of like itchy skin!
I looked up to see how often the evergreen sheds needles and amazingly, it is an ongoing process. The evergreen constantly sheds needles throughout it's life. It is in a constant renewal. This allows it to manage it's energy not have to go dormant to conserve. The tree can still take in food, sun, oxygen and still produce and grow new leaves in a more constant rate. Not the influx in the spring and then asleep like my cotton trees. Makes it strong and resistant and able to handle the cold and drought.
My pine tree is constantly taking off the old and putting on the new. Exactly what I am to do. The living lesson of Romans 12:2 standing in my yard!! Hopefully my neighbors didn't notice me talking to my tree in the back yard!! I know I am a tree hugger but good grief! My tree and I! Praising Him.
Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! ... Young men and maidens together, old men and children! Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. ... Praise the LORD! (Psalm 148, ESV)
God created that tree and my heart and mind to operate in similar fashion. To be in a constant taking off the old and putting on the new. To shake off the dead and dying and unproductive and renew from the nutrition of His Word and His Son!
God transform me by the renewing of my mind! Romans 12:2. Thank you Lord that even though, "outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." 2 Cor. 4:16
God, "... You saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit whom you poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ..." Titus 2:5-6
Dump the old and put on the new today!! Enjoy the revitalization of fall! Jump in the leaves and rake up those pine needles with joy!
Half of the needles are brown and it is as if the tree shakes randomly shakes them off for me to gather up and use for compost. Kind of like itchy skin!
I looked up to see how often the evergreen sheds needles and amazingly, it is an ongoing process. The evergreen constantly sheds needles throughout it's life. It is in a constant renewal. This allows it to manage it's energy not have to go dormant to conserve. The tree can still take in food, sun, oxygen and still produce and grow new leaves in a more constant rate. Not the influx in the spring and then asleep like my cotton trees. Makes it strong and resistant and able to handle the cold and drought.
My pine tree is constantly taking off the old and putting on the new. Exactly what I am to do. The living lesson of Romans 12:2 standing in my yard!! Hopefully my neighbors didn't notice me talking to my tree in the back yard!! I know I am a tree hugger but good grief! My tree and I! Praising Him.
Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds! ... Young men and maidens together, old men and children! Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven. ... Praise the LORD! (Psalm 148, ESV)
God created that tree and my heart and mind to operate in similar fashion. To be in a constant taking off the old and putting on the new. To shake off the dead and dying and unproductive and renew from the nutrition of His Word and His Son!
God transform me by the renewing of my mind! Romans 12:2. Thank you Lord that even though, "outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day." 2 Cor. 4:16
God, "... You saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit whom you poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ..." Titus 2:5-6
Dump the old and put on the new today!! Enjoy the revitalization of fall! Jump in the leaves and rake up those pine needles with joy!
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