Never give up hope...

 

This may look like an ordinary lemon tree, but it is not.

We originally purchased it many years ago to bring lemons into our home.   My husband and I love to cook with lemons so we believed owning a lemon tree would be a treat. 

The first year we had many lemons on the baby tree.  I was overjoyed as I picked the small balls of sunshine and used them in our many recipes.

The second year there was only one lemon. 

The third year there were buds but no lemons.

Each year it became clearer that the lemon tree would not bear fruit.  

We researched everywhere how to get a lemon tree to bear fruit.  We tried multiple ideas with no avail.  Finally, the tree seemed to give up and the buds stopped.  

We decided to give up on the small tree and my husband put it outside for disposal.  It never made it to the dump and ended up in our garage for future removal.  It sat in our garage for two years untouched.  The branches were bare, and the dirt was dry.

Then something happened...

Yesterday I walked into the garage to grab something, and the little tree caught my eye.

There were not only leaves on the branches, but there were buds and a flower.  

HOW did that happen?  I went closer and looked at the tree. 

 

Yes, there were multiple leaves and buds.  I touched the dirt.  

It was as dry as it could be.  

No moisture at all.

So, I proceeded to drag the little tree out of the garage and gave it some water.  Not sure where this is going, but I can see the lessons here Lord.

Lessons for today...

    NEVER give up hope.  Even when the dream or relationship is dead.  It may not be according to God.  Keep praying!

    Miracles happen every day, even in a baby lemon tree.

    My personal lesson is to trust Him and His timing.  

             Why am I always surprised when God intervenes? 

A reminder today from the most unlikely source…

A lemon tree in the garage.

 

Luke 7:4

Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”

Luke 8:54

But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!”

John 11:43-44

When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”

 

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Psalms 62:5 (NIV)

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.

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