Stop your meddling

A monk needed Olive Oil and planed a tree. He prayed for rain to water it, sunshine to help it grow and frost to make it sturdy. God did all three but the next morning the tree died.

The monk went to a friend and told his story. His friend said he also had planted an olive tree but rather than making conditions for the tree he entrusted God to give the tree what it needed to grow.

How often do we do the same thing? We think we know what we need or what needs to be ripped from our lives and set up a list of conditions, meaning well, but failing to understand God knows more than we do.

Perhaps the better approach might be to understand God is in charge. I’m not saying we shouldn’t plant the tree and ask for God’s blessing but once we ask perhaps we need to return our focus on God rather than what we think the outcome needs to be.