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Three trees were once three trees on a hill in a forest. They talked about their dreams and hopes and the first said
"Someday I'll treasure chest. I'll be full of gold, silver and precious stones. I will be decorated with intricate carving and fine. Everyone will see my beauty."
The second tree said
"Someday I'll be a mighty ship. I will take the greatest kings and queens across the waters and sail to all corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe by my strength and my strong helmet. "
Finally the third tree said
"I want to grow up to be the most straight greatest of all trees in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill, look up to my branches, and think the God of heaven, and how close I am reaching. I'll be the greatest tree of all time and people always remember me. "
After years of prayer that his dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees.
When you saw the first tree said, "This looks like a strong tree, I could sell the wood to a carpenter, and he began cutting. The tree was happy because he knew that the carpenter would make treasure chest.
The other woodcutter said as she watched the second tree
"It 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.
the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would come true. The woodcutter said, "I do not need anything special from tree cutting, so I'll take it" and cut the third tree.
When the first tree arrived at the carpenter, was converted into a box of food for animals and placed in a manger filled with hay. He felt very bad because it was not for what he had prayed.
The second tree was cut and turned into a small fishing pond, not even big enough to sail the seas, and was placed in a lake. And saw 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 in the darkness of a cellar.
Years later, the trees forgot about their hopes and dreams that had so prayed. Then one day a man and a woman came to the barn. She gave birth to a child, and placed it in the straw was inside the box that was from the first tree. The man wished he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would be. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that he had held the greatest treasure of all time.
Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat which had become the second tree. One of them was tired and fell asleep in the boat. While they were in the water, a great storm arose and the tree did not think it was strong enough to save the men. The men woke the sleeping man, he rose and said: "Quiet! Stay still! "and the storm and the waves stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Finally some time later someone came and got the third tree tables . was carried through the streets while people spat, cursed and beat the man who was carrying. They stopped at a small hill and the man was nailed to the tree and up to die on the hilltop. When it came Sunday, the third tree knew he was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as ever, because Jesus had been crucified on it.
The moral of this story is:
When it seems that things do not go according to your plans, know that God always has a plan for you.
If you put your trust in him will give you great gifts of his time.
Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not the way I thought.
not always know what God plans for us, we only know that:
His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best!
© 2004 Pilar Socorro
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