Leaves are on the tree to feed it. However, even though the leaves were torn from the tree, they could still fulfill their purpose, but in a different way by composting back into the soil.
Tag Archives: God’s purpose
The Other Side
God’s purpose for your life is not the ocean floor but stronger faith and a victory so remarkable that when your storm draws its last breath, your heart cries out in reverence, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? He is the One who will see me safely to the other shore.”
Pearls
God allows ‘irritants’ to enter our lives so that we might grow, develop perseverance, and mature in our faith. He could prevent them, shield us from harm, and heal every disease. But God is more focused on the eternal than the here and now. Our difficulties are evidence that God is refining us. He loves us too much to leave us as we are.
Single-mindedness versus Christ-mindedness
What Jesus offered the disciples was far more than freedom from their oppressors; He offered them His Spirit and power.