Do My Words Fall to the Ground?

"So Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground." I Samuel 3:19

Pondering this verse this morning . . . So who exactly "let none of his words fall to the ground"?  Did God keep them up and make use of them? Did Samuel make sure his words were honest and right and good?  . . . I'm sure they had to be sweet and pleasant and true . . . not angry and bitter and rotten . . .

What happens to my words and your words . . . As they proceed out from our mouths . . . Picture them there in the air . . . Will God let them fall or will they be "honorable" and carried forth by God used and blessed and alive . . . or will they tumble down to the ground and stink and cause a stench for all who pass by?

May the Lord be with us . . . and may He hold our words . . . and may they go forth in His name!

A Tree by the Water

"He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”  Jeremiah 27:8 ESV

When all I have is water to drink that day. . . I can still remain "green" and flourishing . . . I can still bear the fruit of patience . . .

Trees of the Field

I've been studying trees recently . . . The Olive tree, the Sycamore,  and this Eucalyptus tree.  Read this Devotional by Jan on her blog.  I have so enjoyed and gathered inspiration reading about her blog posts on different trees.  Read about how the roots of this tree affect it's leaves!  I can't get my link to work, sorry.  Google: Devotions by Jan,  "Money grows on Trees".

"For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." Isaiah 55:12

Trees can help me see how to praise God!

Bible Quiz

Read I Samuel 16:1.  Question:  What am I mourning for that God has rejected in my life?

Mornings

There is always something about ANY day that is worth praising God about . . . Our eyes just have to be kept lifted up, seeking Him . . . God literally made my day today and " makes" my day when I seek Him! . . . A few weeks ago, I got to spend a bit of solitude here . . . Each morning I get to choose what is most important - time with Him or entering the rat race of life . . . Am I equipped for the day? . . . Is my soul anchored? . . .