I want to be a TREE!

Here are some more thought-provoking facts and figures about our oldest citizens and living treasures...trees! Can you relate? Well-maintained trees and shrubs can increase property value by up to 14%. Are you increasing the value of those around you, by loving and leading them in the way they should go according to the principals of God’s word? Trees properly placed around buildings can reduce air conditioning needs by 30%.  Can you reduce the need for coolants in life when hot situations arise are you cool headed enough to divert trouble? A mature tree removes almost 70 times more pollution than a newly planted tree. Are you mature enough to be an example for the “new trees” around you, such as your children and new Christians? A healthy tree can have a value of up to $10,000. Do you know your value and worth and you maintaining your “roots”, “branches” and “trunk” to prove it?

Trees are the longest-living organisms on the planet and one of the earth's greatest natural resources. They keep our air supply clean, reduce noise pollution, improve water quality, help prevent erosion, provide food and building materials, create shade, and help make our landscapes look beautiful.

All of this is interesting however driving to and fro this Autumn I noticed something else about trees that really make me want to be more like them. Trees not only stand tall and strong year round they also do something that we as people should mock. During autumn a vast majority of trees shed dead leaves. But that’s not the best part. They shed dead leaves and they do not worry about it! You will NEVER see a tree bending over to pick up the dead leaves that have fallen from its branches. You will NEVER see a tree, not even a weeping willow, crying over the loss of leaves that were dead anyway.

Shouldn’t we take note of this? How often do we become heavy with burdens or dead weight and pray to the Lord for deliverance; only to be delivered then turn around and pick up that dead weight putting it right back where it came from? Psalms chapter one tells us we are blessed if we delight in the law of the Lord and that if we meditate on the Lord night and day we’ll become like trees planted by rivers of water. So the next time you feel weighed down by burdens of life, remember the trees of FALL - shed that dead weight and don’t pick it back up!

Think about it.                                                                                                               

 (Source: http://www.savatree.com/tree-facts.html )