Steve planted some pepper plants a few weeks ago. They're a few inches high now, and it won't be long before they'll be ready to transplant. I noticed that at first glance, it looks like something is wrong with them. They almost looked crooked!
In reality, they are not planted incorrectly...they are leaning on purpose. They automatically lean toward the direction of the sunlight. It's like they want to raise their faces to the sun....to soak in it's goodness and warmth. If you turned the plant around, with it's leaves toward the shadows, you would soon find that it is leaning the other way...toward the sunlight. It's like it has an innate knowledge of where the sun is, and it can 'see' it, and find it's way back. If a plant is denied sunlight, it will wither and die.
We are a lot like those plants. After we become a Christian, we may find ourselves in the shadows. But the difference is, that when we let the Spirit lead us, we have an instinctive desire to search for the Son. We inherently long to point our face toward the Light of the Son and let Him warm us and give us strength. Like the plant, if we neglect our time in the Light, we will spiritually wither and die. We can find that nourishment, by keeping daily quiet times and daily prayer...or communicaiton with God. We can keep ourselves from getting dry by soaking up the Living Water of His Word, the Bible. All of us go through dry spells from time to time. That is normal. We just have to remember to keep looking towards the Son!
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