Roots Maneuver

I know, it's spelt differently to the musician, it's intentional. I wanted, a few days into this New Year, to bring you a short blog post on your roots and how you can maneuver and be firm with them this year to ensure tightness and closeness with our Lord.

We were on a lovely walk the other day before the 'dreaded' first day back at work after the Christmas break, the lakes were bursting their banks as there had been so much rain, the sun was out, and there was a rainbow - God does keep his promises!

Slightly up from the banks of the lake were some trees, with massive roots on show for all to see. They had firm roots, strong, even under though the soil around them had been eroded and they were open to the battering rain and being climbed up by kids. This all made me think that these trees have the strongest of roots and are firm in their standing. Just as we should be.

We all face trials, especially at the beginning of the New Year. It's seen as the 'long' month where money is perhaps tight, there is the pressure of going back to work, the adverts on the TV telling us we must lose weight or buy a new sofa, better ourselves. We even face the battering of other people telling us we are wrong, not just in our faith, but in our jobs and other roles in society. People often climb all over us, put things on our shoulders and it's often pretty difficult.

But if we have strong roots, firm foundations, in faith, with God, we can become the strongest of trees, the mightiest of oaks, and all in His name!