"Is It Time For Our Tree Of Life To Be Trimmed"

Pecan tree getting a spike. Every two years it gets cut back to stubs. 6-10-2018 Perryton, TX

 

My next door neighbor is having her pecan tree cut back again. Two years ago it was cut back to stubs, now it has spread over the house tops. It takes two to three days for the job to be completed. This tree is getting a lot of money invested in it. No pecans are ever gathered from it. It's just an added attraction to the neighborhood. I sit on my porch and watch the guys lift up in the hopper to the top of the tree, and start sawing away. They haul several loads of limbs off before the job is finished. My little neighbor lady is a widow now for two months. She is 92, and is going on with business like she always did. Four months ago she had a knee replacement, but she walks around the block every day. If anyone ever had courage she has it.

My day has been good so far. I ate dinner at the church after services. As always plenty of good food was served. The sermon was extra special this morning. We just need more of these kinds of sermons. I felt blessed to have been present this morning. There are just some times when the spirit is so real it makes you appreciate the love of God more than usual. We have had a few sad things to happen here among us this past week, but God is helping us to deal with all the worry. Day by day we strive to do his will. It's amazing how He brings some of the past to our minds that last for days on end. It's like we are reliving the past in part of every day, and night we live. Some of it is in dreams. Other times it's just awake day dreams when we're just relaxing. Who knows why these things happens, and does it really make any difference in our daily actions? I think not. I believe God is telling us to remain strong through all good, and bad, no matter whatever the case may be. Accept each day as the day He made just for us, and try not to understand it. Trust, and he will be by our side all the way,

I am looking forward to this coming week. The days are scheduled for my work, and for my pleasure. A good balance to make me feel normal, and useful. At the end of each day I want to feel satisfied at my accomplishments. When we no longer feel needed to be a helper for God, that's then we start counting the days before we die. What a waste of life. If everyone would just remember the bible verse that says, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” then they would always have a job to do for God. It cannot be taken to mean, “do unto me what I won't do for you.” No excuse is acceptable for this neglect to obey the bible rule. Think on that for awhile.

God Bless

Myrtle Jean Sharp