Like a twig on a river…
So, I’ve been preaching through the Old Testament book of Hosea. Interesting book, Hosea.
Yesterday I spoke from Hosea 10. I won’t give you the whole message here but verse seven intrigues me: “Samaria and its king will float away like a twig on the surface of the waters.” Interesting thought, twigs on rivers.
Twigs on rivers…
…have been separated from the source of their life – the branch…
…have experienced unreconciled brokenness – from the branch…
…have no direction – just floating along…
…are at the mercy of the river – to take it wherever the river chooses…
…simply float away – never to be seen or heard from again.
I’m guessing many people live their lives like that – like twigs on a river. Perhaps separated from the source of life; perhaps living with unreconciled brokenness; perhaps living with no direction, plans, objectives, focus; perhaps at the mercy of whatever life or other people throw at them; perhaps having no influence or impact – never to be seen or heard from again.
If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time (I think Zig Ziglar said that).
A couple of questions to ask yourself as 2012 draws to a close…
A. What have I learned from 2012?
B. How can I leverage what I’ve learned from 2012 to help me better plan and prepare for 2013?
C. Do I have a ____________ plan? (Fill in the blank: financial, relationship, spiritual, career, self-development, etc.)
D. Or, will I just float through 2013 like a twig on a river?
Interesting thought, that.
jackpickel 
Enjoyed the analogy.
Sometimes floating sounds good. But watch out for the rapids. With no plan of attack you’ll drown or get smashed.