Will it Take a Tree Falling on You?


A few years back, I was bow hunting on a dark, cloudy, windy day in a ladder stand just a short distance off the Ohio river. While in the stand, the wind picked up, and in the woods around me trees began to break and fall to the forest floor.

I heard one fall 100 yards or so through the woods, and I ignored it. Another 30 minutes or so later, another fell within 50 yards of me and I took a little more notice but still brushed it off. Finally, just a few minutes after that another fell within 10 yards of me. I then took the hint and packed up and got out of the woods and went home.

In life many times we have storms blow up. Dark clouds cover us as we walk through dark valleys and the wind picks up and things start to break and fall apart in our life. My friends, I've been there and it's a scary, lonely place to be. It could be situations we find ourselves in that are not healthy or good for us. Yes, it may be people we are involved with, financial issues, job issues or any number of other things.

To me when things really start to fall apart there are signs that we need to move on and get out of these storms before we get hurt. Too many times we ignore the hints God gives us and then we get to the point when we get hurt. An example could be a woman or man in an abusive relationship. It starts out with a flare-up in one's temper, then escalates into yelling and threats and then to physical attacks. What happens is somebody gets hurt and ends up in the ER or worst yet, the morgue.


It's the same way now. God is giving us signs that we need to turn toward Him. Sin is running rapid in the world today and in my opinion people don't turn to God, until they are in a place that they have no other choice. Take our country after 9-11, after Katrina or some mass shooting, we seek God and then when things smooth out again we go back to not even giving a thought to God or living for Him.

My friends, the hints and signs are out there. So what are you going to do with them? Are you taking the hint and getting away from the things that are going to hurt you and turning to God? Are you headed to an eternity full of everlasting flames or one of eternity in peace with God? I cannot make up your mind. I cannot change your heart. All I can do is point you to the one who can change your heart and where you can find safety and peace in life.


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