Roots

I have had a plant growing in my garden in the wrong place. Some would call it a weed!

Anyway, it was more of an annoyance than a problem, until I noticed it this weekend! You see, when I first noticed it, it was only 30cm tall and hidden by a taller shrub, but now, six months later it is almost two metres tall!

I had always planned to pull it out and disgard it, but it was never a priority. Now the problem is much bigger!

What would have taken relative ease, is now going to cause me a lot of effort! You see, the roots have been allowed to grow deep and spread, because this weed is now a small sycamore tree!

And you know, the same can happen in our lives! What may be a small problem, a 'white' lie, a bad habit or behaviour, if not tackled early, can be a bigger problem to put right.

I have let a little niggle with someone at church develop into an issue that is hurting more people because I had other problems to deal with and hoped this one would sort itself out!

Guess what? I now have to root it out and it is going to be painful!

Acorns into oak trees grow. If you don't want an oak tree, root it out whilst it is small!

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God &Technology!

I am so glad that we don't need technology to talk to God! Have you ever thought what Heaven's Help Desk would be like when you needed to report a problem getting access to God?

"Thank you for calling God's Help Desk. Your call is important to us so be sure to listen to all the options so that we may route your call effectively.

If you are Catholic, please press one.
If you are Anglican, please press two.
If you are Methodist, please press three.
If you are Baptist, please press four.
If you are Pentecostal, please lower your hands to press five.
For all other denominations, please redial 1-500-GODS-LOVE"

Of course, I select '4'

"If you are having difficulty in praying, please press one.
If you have already prayed and are waiting for an answer, please press two.
If you have received an answer to prayer, but believe you received the wrong one, please press three.
If you haved received an answer to prayer that you don't like, please read the bible further before contacting our Complaints Department.

I press '3'

If you were specific with your item of prayer, please press one.
If you were vague about your item, please read 1 John 5:14&15 before praying again
If you didn't have an item for prayer, please hold while we transfer you to one of our worship assistants.
For all other prayer enquiries, please hold while we connect you to a prayer assistant."

Can you see the problem? How many times have we just wanted to speak to someone on the end of the phone?

The good news is that we can speak to God directly! Anytime, any place, anywhere ... to coin the phrase of an old Martini advert!

Because of what Christ did for us on the cross, we can bodly approach the throne of God with our prayers knowing that our loving heavenly Father is waiting to hear from us. He wants to hear about our joys and our sorrows, our worries and our fears, to guide us in our decisions, and to make whole those who we pray for.

You have a direct line to God, no operator, no call centres ... just Him. Give Him a call!


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