~QUIT~

One day I decided to quit...

I wanted to quit this life too...

For I was so frustrated with things.....

With everything... everything!!!!!!!

I went somewhere to talk to God. A place where no one knows.

"God" I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
I sat there crying. Crying out until my tears overflow and dried out.
It was very quiet moment with Him.
Feeling His presence.....

His answer surprised me...

"Look around you. Do you see everything..... the plants, the trees, the birds, fern and the bamboo?"

"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds,

I took very good care of them.

I gave them light.

I gave them water.

The fern quickly grew from the earth.

Its brilliant green covered the floor.

Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the 2nd year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful

And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.

In the 3rd year there was still nothing from the bamboo

seed.

But I would not quit.

In the 4th year there was nothing from the bamboo seed.

I would not quit." He said.

Then in the 5th year, a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and

insignificant....

But just 6 months layer the bamboo rose to ove 100 feet tall.

It had spent 5 years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

(That is what our love foundation should be)

I would not give any of my creations a challenge

it could not handle."

God asked me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots". "I would not quit on the bamboo.I will never quit on you."

"Don't compare yourself to others."

He said.

"The bamboo had a different purpose then the fern.

Yet they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will come. You will rise high",

God said to me.

"How high should I rise?" I asked.

"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.

"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

Amen..............

I hope these words can help us see that God will never give up on us.

Never, never, never ever give up hope.

We pray because it is not an option but an opportunity.

We go to the Lord and tell Him our problems and that problems will show us how Great the Lord is!

Love always

May