Ezekiel 15 - the Israelites are like vines among trees -" a vine's wood has no strength size or beauty, it's not even good for fuel, it burns too quickly. If grapevines grow among the trees of the forest, they don't produce fruit because they lack sufficient light." Apathetic and unfruitful...spiritual apathy? Am I wood that can be used to make things? If thrown into the fire, am I even good fuel? So, if the vines that grow in the forest don not bear fruit because they don't get enough light...are the trees the world? The world is big, thick with things, - it keeps us from getting the light - we don't bear fruit - not useful - ugh!

Why do we make idols of anything? We were wired from creation to worship so if we aren't worshiping God, we worship something else...(celebrities, football players, mansions, money, prestige...) replacing the space meant for worshiping God

Psalm 145:16 "When you open your hand, you satisfy the the hunger and thirst of every living thing"

In order to do their jobs, our testimonies must be carefully filtered of subtle and sometimes accidental self glorifications...we never stand taller, than when we bow down to lift God up...Working on my testimony for Malawi...help me Lord to glorify You!

"Heaven and earth are full of your glory, My soul it overflows full of your glory, Oh blessed is he who reigns, full of your glory, my cup it can't contain all of your glory, Hosanna we are found, after all you are Holy..."-David Crowder Band

Ecc 11:4... "Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother's womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don't know if profit will come from one activity or another - or maybe both."

"It's my timing Amanda" - God