Refreshment When the Heat Comes

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord. For he will be like a tree planted by the water. That extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; but its leaves will be green, and it will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8

Are you able to trust Him today and to commit every situation and circumstance that affects you into His hands so that you will not be anxious? I know from my own experience that there are times when it is easier to answer ‘yes’ to that question than at other times. I must ask Him often to teach me to trust Him completely and to walk (and to live, speak and dream) by faith and not by sight. Oh, that I would be like a tree planted by the water and no matter how things appear I would be fruitful because I trust in Him. Remember, He is the source of our refreshment and it is through that refreshment and the blessing we receive from trusting in Him that we can be strong and steady, like a tree with the deepest of roots. Then we can be refreshment to others in turn.

Ability to trust in the Lord, no matter what comes, is as refreshing as a shade tree on a hot day. But that tree didn’t become strong and steady over night and our ability to trust comes from daily time spent in prayer and in the reading of God’s word, that’s how our roots grow deep and that’s how we become strong and steady.