THE TREES SPEAK OF MARRIAGE

Two trees grow separately.

The two trees grow into each other and become one.

The two trees continue to grow separately and together as they stretch toward heaven.

Do Trees Speak?

In the Spring, trees speak of new beginnings and fresh starts. In the Summer, trees speak of celebration and gratitude. In the Fall, trees speak of letting go and forgiveness. In the Winter, trees speak of restful solitude that gives birth to hope.

Do Trees Speak About Marriage?

Relationships have been built to last through the weathering process. Storms that cause conflict are designed to cause a stronger marriage. Unfortunately many break apart during a season marked by tempestuous and strong emotions. The rings surrounding the core within the tree's trunk will reveal it's ability to withstand the fury of life's storms. All seasons come and go, some are stormier than others. People, like trees, are designed to weather the storms of life. Sadly, some folks storm off and the marriage tree dies. The boughs of a tree stretch toward heaven. For a marriage to last, folks have to stretch.

Will Trees Help You Weather Storms?

The pressures of the forest are many. Single trees lean on each other causing stress and pressure. The spores of fungus and mold are present in the winds of jealousy and covetousness. Rotting trees are lonely and wave their decaying branches of opinion at the married trees. Two trees can choose to be struck by the lightening of self righteousness. Two people in the midst of a worldly forest can choose to let their union become a role model for all to see.

The answer to everlasting marriage is found in the Jesus Tree.

Your Marriage Will Have A Cross

God has given us His creation as a classroom. The Four Seasons are present in every breath we take. Inhaling is like Spring - new inspirations. After we inhale there is an almost imperceptible pause - that's Winter, a time of stillness, rest and reflection. As the air hits our heart and lungs, there is an explosion of freshness - that's the celebration of Summer. Exhaling is letting go - that's the forgiveness of Fall. Trees speak about the saving grace of Jesus on the Cross. He was lifted up off the ground on a tree fashioned into a cross. He was alive, died for our sins and then came back to life again. That's the cycle of a tree that has lost it's leaves, appears dead and then Springs back to life again. A marriage that appears dead can Spring back to life again - stronger and with the ability to withstand greater storms.

Creation speaks in many ways. I saw this sign in a forest as I was leaving  from a visit to a young man in jail. Nothing is hopeless, Jesus died to end hopelessness.