Back in elementary school I can clearly remember a science project I saw in one of our text books dealing with erosion. It had a before and after picture of the effects of erosion. There was pile of soil with coloured popsicle sticks placed in it. The popsicle sticks where standing straight up. After water was applied to the soil the popsicle sticks where no longer straight but a various angles. Erosion changes things.
My Christian life is also subject to erosion. Erosion doesn't happen all of a sudden, it's gradual, from my understanding. My thought life can erode my Christian walk. Summer is tough on a guy. There is a lot of erosion out there...any time of the year. If you think you are going to be safe at church, don't kid yourself. I find that can be one of the worst places. The mall ranks right up there in the top three. Not sure what the third is? I will have to think about that one.
So how do we fight erosion? "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands." Psalm 119: 9-10
One way to stop erosion in the natural is by having plants send down roots. So we should do the same. I need to send my roots deeper into the word of God. Psalm 1 talks about the righteous, being "...like a tree that is planted by the sreams of water which yeilds its fruit in season and does not wither." I want to be that tree.
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