December 5, 2005

• I got this from another site that I normally browse. Enjoy it...as I read it I just started crying because God is just so awesome. The site I got it from is "GTR4eternity13mom". Visit that site if you ever have time. It's such an awesome site and the person has stuff like this post on there all the time. It's such an awesome reminder and encouragement. Take care everyone and God Bless.
  

  
  

  THREE TREES

  

  Once there were 3 trees on a hill in the woods.
  They
  were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said,
  "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold,
  silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving
  and everyone would see the beauty."

  

  Then
  the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take
  kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the
  world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my
  hull."

  

  Finally
  the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest
  tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up
  to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them
  I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will
  always remember me."

  

  After
  a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of
  woodsmen came up on the trees. When one came to the first tree he said,
  "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the
  wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy,
  because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

  At
  the second tree the woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I
  should be able to sell it to the shipyard!" The second tree was happy
  because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

  When
  the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because
  he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One
  of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree, I'll
  take this one," and he cut it down.

  When the first tree arrived
  at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then
  placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had
  prayed for.

  The
  second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of
  being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.

  The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark.

  The
  years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one day, a
  man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby
  in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man
  wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger
  would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and
  knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.
  
  Years
  later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second
  tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on
  the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong
  enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and He
  stood and said "PEACE" and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree
  knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

  

  Finally,
  someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets
  as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a
  stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at
  the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it
  was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to
  God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.

  

  The
  moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your
  way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust
  in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they
  wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know
  what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our
  ways, but His ways are always best.

  When
  things don't go your way or when you don't see the way ahead, don't be
  discouraged. God has His plans for you, but executed in His perfect
  timing. Because "as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my
  ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Is 55:9

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