Little 'sins'

These magnificent banyan trees growing out of these buildings, unchallenged, reminds me of the verse in the Bible: Song of Solomon 2:15 - "...Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom...". 

So often it is these 'little sins' that are left unchecked in our life, that cause our downfall. These trees were once very small - now they have put out their roots and have threatened the very structure they live on. The tree grows out of the 3rd floor, and is so big that birds nest in it.  And the worst part is that no one notices while they put out their roots into the superstructure - deep, until one day, it becomes un-manageable, unfortunately, too late!

 

I challenge myself and you dear reader to examine whether there are any small 'foxes' that are nibbling away at our roots causing us to wither away, and not be what God intends us to grow up into.