Pandora's Porch: Come, Be Refreshed
  • Home
  • About
    • FAQs
    • About Our Name
    • About the Authors
  • Speaking
  • D-Blog
  • Just for Fun!
  • Contact
  • A Christian Spinster

Dreams & Falling Leaves

7/30/2021

 
It was dumb. But the leaves were falling so prettily around me and the wind was so soft – I wanted to catch a leaf.
It was petty. But I thought, “God will let me catch a leaf.”
And I tried – all the while thinking, “Is it right for me to ask God for such insignificantly things?” He cares for the birds, and I know He knows when every leaf falls. Though, why would He want to know that? What is the purpose? Well, He knows because He is infinite and knowing everything (even the leaves falling) does not tax or drain Him.
“Those leaves are a lot like the fancies (Proverbs 1:31) we chase in life.” My thought stopped my quest for leaves.
In life, we can catch something we think we want by chasing it. Or worse sometimes we reach up and pluck it before it is ready and in the process we destroy its beauty. And then we don’t want it anymore.
I looked up at the trees and light filtering down through the clouds. All the wonder around me, and I was missing out chasing the falling leaves. Oh, how we all miss out in life chasing what we want (only to catch it and find out it isn’t what we need).
And that is when I caught one! A leaf fluttered down right into my lap. It was dead – falling leaves generally are.
“So are the dreams we chase.” I said to myself.
All the leaves are dead away from the tree. All my dreams are dead away from Jesus.
Hold loosely all the things that are dead. And obey instead those things which God assures us bring life (Deuteronomy 30:19).
Picture

Comments are closed.

    The Author

    Come with me as we grow in fellowship with each other and our Savior to whom belongs the Amazing Escape from sin and death and the Amazing Journey into glorious  life. 
    ​~ Alisha

    ​New posts on Thursdays!

    Email me with comments!

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
    • FAQs
    • About Our Name
    • About the Authors
  • Speaking
  • D-Blog
  • Just for Fun!
  • Contact
  • A Christian Spinster