Minute Musings...How Deep Is Your Root?

I read this quote today, "When the root is deep, there is no need to fear the wind."  This really
struck a cord with me.  Do you ever wonder why it is that some people seem to be able to
weather great difficulties and heartbreak in their lives, while others seem to wilt under the
slightest dierese?  You can trace the reason back to their roots...how deep is their root grounded
upon the Word of God and Jesus Christ Himself?  Someone whom is rooted deeply to God
will not be swayed by the howling winds of adversity.

We find this admonishment from Paul in Colossians 2:6 & 7  "As ye have therefore received
Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him:  Rooted and built up in Him, and stablished in
the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."  When a plant is
a seedling, you build up the earth around it to protect its tender roots.  You make sure that it
has the fertilizer it needs to grow its roots deep into the soil.  You watch carefully and get rid
of weeds that spring up, before they do any harm. 

This is how we need to protect our faith.  We protect it, surround and immerse it in the precious Word of God.  We need to be attentive to the wiles of the devil and sin that can so easily beset us.  The deeper and stronger our faith grows in the Lord, the less damage will result from trials and tribulations that befall us on our journey through this pilgrim world.

We find the description, in Psalms chapter 1, of the man/woman that follows after God with
their whole heart.  Verse 3 tell us, "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of
water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;  his leaf also shall not wither, and
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

How healthy is your root?  Are you beginning to wither and shrivel in your spiritual walk
with the Lord?  Or are you fruitful in the service of the King, spiritually prospering in the
place where the He has placed you?  If you keep in the Word, and stay in fellowship with
the Lord, you will see the evidence of the fruits of the Spirit in your life;  love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance (Galatians 5:6) 

If you are not producing fruit...check the root!