CHOOSE – know a tree?

In this time, I am told I must “choose” and I am overwhelmed with the confusing messages
I receive and the harsh, rude comments obviously
meant to make me fear or hate another . . . so

I got to thinking about the first choice mentioned
in the Scriptures in the Genesis account of
the creation and the fall of mankind—
the choice was to listen to God,
to trust God, and to follow God,
not to analyze the commentary,
question motives or choose a food source.

The “tempter” made it a choice between trees
when it should have been a simple matter of
knowing God,
listening to God,
trusting God, and
following God’s Words—
I see many similarities in my current dilemma.

In reviewing that first choice, I think the
results of following God would have been
• gratitude for a beautiful place to live,
• trust in God’s provision,
• joy in caring for the garden,
• communion with God, His presence,
• sharing beauty with each other

–no thoughts of fear or hatred or discord–
just harmony between Creator and creation
that can only emanate from the Heart of God . . .
may I choose to “inherit” and live out
the heart of my Father and
NOT be distracted by the trees.

About Jeanne

a work in progress . . . with many traumas of varying intensities and life experiences revealing a Power beyond explanation, I am more open and less defined than in years past - raised in a fundamentalist Judeo-Christian home, I spent my young adult years searching for “truth” in many places and “unlearning” much of what I “knew” and that has drawn me to explore many other paths and gain from the journeys of others. My childhood was spent living in many places in the United States due to my family's music or ministry—The Hicks Family, made up of Olan and Barbara Hicks, my younger brothers, Clint and Chuck and me, sang in different combos (put out an album) - we do so no longer professionally . . . but, until my parents’ passing, a visit to a family gathering in Searcy would bring you to hear some harmonizing and foot-tapping sounds! Music still speaks to my heart. Photography and graphic design are primary aspects of the path God has me walking - new lessons come often as I observe and ponder the world around me and learn from creation—so exciting!

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