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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDaily Reading:<\/strong> Numbers 8:1-9:23 ESV<\/a>, Mark 13:14-37 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 50:1-23 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 10:29-30 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cFrom the fig<\/em> tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.\u201d (Mark 13:28 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n SUKE (4808): <\/strong>\u201cA \u2018fig tree\u2019 with leaves must have young fruits already, or it will be barren for the season. The first figs ripen in late May or early June.\u201d[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lessons learned.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When we see the buds begin to appear on trees, accompanied by warm winds and soft rains, we can feel the nearness of summer. Signs God gives us to hold onto for better days ahead; indications of new life give us hope for the future. God\u2019s lessons come in all forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently, my husband had a busy day on the road driving. I battle anxiety, especially when I hear sirens blaring as I work. Each honk of the horn causes me to pray for those they\u2019re serving, reminding me of the perils of everyday life. Praying my way through the day, working from home, I\u2019m the one who got hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Forgetting my phone in my office, I ran up the stairs to retrieve it. Not thinking, looking at my phone, I missed the last step on the way down, landing on my knee in extreme pain. Instead of paying attention, my multitasking caused me pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grow from the lesson.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sitting with my husband that evening, I said, \u201cFunny how I worried about you driving, but I\u2019m the one who got hurt. God\u2019s teaching me a lesson.\u201d Ron agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like God uses the figs to teach us about seasons, He used my fall to teach me about worry. Once again, the statistic that only 8% of what we worry about happens proves true. My anxiety never included injury from a fall. We can\u2019t predict life, but we can trust God and learn from the lessons He teaches us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Look for God\u2019s lessons in your everyday life.\u00a0 Just as the fig tree indicates summer\u2019s arrival, God\u2019s teachings come in all forms.\u00a0 As we seek God in the dailiness of life, we will find Him.\u00a0 God\u2019s intimacy in our lives reveals itself as we search for Him, seeking to learn all He has to teach. [i]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 237) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 minute read. Daily Reading: Numbers 8:1-9:23 ESV, Mark 13:14-37 ESV, Psalm 50:1-23 ESV, Proverbs 10:29-30 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cFrom the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.\u201d (Mark 13:28 ESV) SUKE (4808): \u201cA \u2018fig tree\u2019 with leaves must… Continue reading FIG<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5493"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5498,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions\/5498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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