Branches

"You do not support the root,

but the root supports you."

As I continue reading in Romans I am reminded of simple things that I once knew that I have not considered lately. My heart and my faith have not been in sync for a majority of the semester. Chapter Eleven of the book of Romans talks about the roots and branches of trees. I have ignored my roots, my heart for the Lord, causing my nourished branches to become shaky and weak. A tree's life depends on the strength of the roots. The roots are, for the most part, hidden beneath the surface of the Earth just as a person's heart is confined inside the body. What is seen by people from the outside are the tree's trunk/branches and the person's actions. In order to thrive we cannot ignore our roots. We must acknowledge them and cling to them in hardship. In doing this, we will be seen as God wants us to be seen, as his servants.