![]() We know the pain of being transplanted, and we don’t want to experience that loss. We resist roots because they can hurt us. 5), and only by remaining in Christ do we bear the fruit of faithfulness in every season (John 15). Faithfulness is a discipline of the heart and a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. They are part of our call to be witnesses in a perishing world (Matt. These are not just blessings they are responsibilities. We miss out on community, friendships, and growth. When we live on the surface of God’s will, we miss out on the depth of His intentions. If we are not faithful with the things we don’t like and the places we don’t want to be, how can we be trusted with the things ahead? Short answer: We can’t. We are called to be faithful, not just with material possessions, but also with our place in life. “He who is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” Put faith in His promise, and put down roots in His love. 1:17), not just for eternal security, but for the choices of today.īe the good seed in the soil of God’s Word (Matt. To be a Christian is to live by faith (Rom. Stop trying to figure it all out apart from Him. Stop looking for the plan and seek the Planner. If you want to know what’s next, draw near. ![]() God doesn’t give shortcuts in the walk of faith. It would be nice to have a blueprint for the future, but we don’t get one. You might not know His will for tomorrow, but this place is where you are. We spend a lot of time wondering about God’s will for the future, but He’ll reveal that in due time. As long as God has you here, it is His will for you. Your place – this singleness, that job, these babies – is where you are meant to be. Today I want to encourage you to put down your roots, and here are five reasons to do so. You deal with it by living on the surface never really embracing this place because you don’t like it, and you don’t want God to think you do. You may be in a season you don’t particularly love: Singleness, an awful job, or overwhelmed by small children. I embraced my place – and God decided to move us once again. Using what I learned in Virginia, I came here and put down my roots. Yet right when my roots were at their deepest – wrapping around friendships, finding a home – we were moved away.Īs I write this, Josh and I are close to our one-year anniversary of living in Pennsylvania. I began to put down roots the very thing I’d refused to do for so long. I don’t know if it was my outlook or my life or both, but when I accepted my planting, each day became incredibly meaningful. Yet the day I embraced my place, my world was transformed. That’s a lesson I learned when I lived in Virginia, in a city of nomads and college students. The best preparation for change is acceptance of where we are.
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