Roots and Rivers of Water

On this journey called life we meet many challenges. 
Some are run of the mill, daily, annoyances. 
Some are earthshaking encounters. 
What do you do when life as you know it is shattered? 
How do you pick up the pieces and move on? 
Jeremiah talks about 3 different aspects. 
1) Our trust in the Lord is the anchor that keeps us from capsizing in the midst of the storm. 
2) Our roots are what keep us at least semi upright as the storm rages and once it passes. 
3) The rivers of water our roots find themselves in are what allow for restoration in the years that follow.
The active storm has passed. 
Others have moved on. 
But you feel like you are still in the midst.
 Picking up the pieces of what is left. 
Trying to straighten out the tree that is now severely bent over.
Fear not. 
Daily bring it to the Lord. 
Speak of your trust in Him, to yourself and to others. 
Your roots are strong; they will not allow you to topple. 
Allow the water of the Word and Spirit of the Lord to bath those roots and begin to restore what the enemy has stolen. 
That your trunk will be tall and strong, your leaves will be green and full and the fruit that you produce out of this storm will help to feed others that find themselves in similar situations.