Thursday, December 04, 2014
You Don’t Have to be a Tree
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4
Although the calendar was barely registering December, the boxes with the train were hauled down from the attic. To the delight of the youngsters, their dad assembled all the cars and the track. All set to circle 'round the Christmas tree once the tree was put up!
The adults were getting ready to go out that evening, and they heard the kids in the living room. A little voice, "But I want to watch the video......"", followed by a quick comeback, "No! you can't watch the video. You have to be the tree."
When the kids' parents rounded the corner, they could see the younger child. He was standing stock-still as the train chug-chugged and circled its way around him. His arms were raised straight overhead with palms touching, trying hard to be 'the Christmas tree' as he tried to turn his head to view the video playing on TV.
Sometimes I feel like the child who was trying to be the tree, even though it wasn't what he really wanted to do. The world tells me to do this, that, and the other thing; buy this, that, and the other thing; be this, that, and the other thing. Sometimes I even forget I have a choice.
I do have a choice. I can choose to listen to a higher authority. The world will squeeze us into its mold, if we let it. But the Holy Spirit, living inside all believers, will guide and instruct us day by day, moment by moment, and all we have to do is listen and obey.
Nope, we don't have to "be a tree." That's good news.
Inspirational messages, Sally I. Kennedy ©2014
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