3 TREES
(A beautiful story don't miss it)
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Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods.
They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first
tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver
and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and
everyone would see the beauty."
Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a
mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the
corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of
my hull."
Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be
the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the
hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close
to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will
always remember me."
After a few years of praying that their dreams would come
true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees.
When one came to the first tree he said,"This looks
like a strong tree, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a
carpenter," and he began cutting it down.
The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter
would make him into a treasure chest.
At the second tree the woodsman said, "This looks
like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard."
The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his
way to becoming a mighty ship.
When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was
frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come
true.
One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything
special from my tree, so I'll take this one", and he cut it down.
When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made
into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay.
This was not at all what he had prayed for.
The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing
boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.
The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in
the dark.
The years went by, and the trees forgot about their
dreams. Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they
placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree.
The man wished that he could have made a crib for the
baby, but this manger would have to do.
The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew
that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.
Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made
from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were
out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong
enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and He stood and
said "Peace" and the storm stopped.
At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King
of Kings in its boat.
Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was
carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it.
When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air
to die at the top of a hill.
When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was
strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was
possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.
The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to
be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If you place your
trust in Him, He will give you great gifts.
Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the
way they had imagined.
We don't always know what God's plans are for us.
We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways
are always best.
Please keep this moving...pass it on, so He may inspire
more people on the way.
May your day be blessed.
May your road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warmly upon your face
May the rain fall softly up on all that you plant
And until we meet again,
May God cradle you in the palm of His hand