• 5 Weeks Or Five Years?

  Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 9, 2022 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Genesis 42:5, Genesis 14:14

  Tags:  Wait, Patience, Time

  Denomination: Assembly Of God

5 WEEKS OR FIVE YEARS? IN THE FAR EAST THERE IS THE CHINESE BAMBOO TREE?

The farmer has to plant a seed in soft ground, water and nurture the ground every day for five years. The farmer can’t see anything. The neighbors might say: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? How long have you been working the ground? Every day for 5 years? The Chinese bamboo tree has to be watered and worked every day. There is no green visible breaking through the ground… if you stop watering and working the seed will die in the ground. AFTER 5 LONG YEARS WORKING THE GROUND THE CHINESE BAMBOO TREE BREAKS THROUGH THE GROUND… IN FIVE WEEKS THE BAMBOO TREE GROWS 90 FEET TALL Did the tree grow 90 feet tall in 5 weeks? BE HONEST, THE GROWTH TOOK 5 YEARS… How easy is it to lose your JOY and PEACE IN 5 YEARS OF SEEING NOTHING?

YOU HAVE TO KEEP WATERING BY PATIENCE AND FAITH…I CAN’T SEE ANY GROWTH. FAITH AND PATIENCE DRIVES US TO ACTION!