A Nut In My Heart

"A Nut In My Heart," this funny little phrase came through my e-mail yesterday from my dear friend Lisa who is finishing out her missionary stay in Thailand.  She was writing her semi-monthly update and shared the following story: "Right now there are also several possibilities regarding "completing the work" I still feel God has laid on my heart... that is, more connection between our church, and the Thai Church at large, with ministries here that are reaching out to those in the sex-trade.  When I tried to share this a while back using Thai, I unfortunately used the word that can mean "seed" OR "nut"... regarding the "seed in my heart" that God "wakes up" and reminds me at certain times is still there,so there's a bit of a joke about the "nut in my heart."

For some reason, this phrase, "Nut In My Heart" really took hold-in my heart!  It makes me laugh thinking about a tiny nut with a tiny little nut cap floating within a beating heart.  There's an analogy there that keeps going round in round in my head and I hope my words and thoughts can do it justice.  I wonder if God really wanted Lisa to say "nut" instead of "seed."  We are so used to the seed being planted and growing, that it's hard to think the nut can do the same! And yet, some of the world biggest trees come from nuts!

 Consider this phrase: Mighty oaks from little acorns grow

We all have the ability to plant, water, and grow when life seems easy enough.  But, with a nut, it's hiding the seed within IT'S heart, waiting for the best time to open and plant.  There are times when we too are hiding our "seeds" deep within the "nut" of our hearts when the world is just waiting for us to plant and prosper. Will you keep the "nut in your heart" hidden?  Or will you take a leap of faith and show God, the world, the love of your life what your capable of planting. Go out and make this world a better place!  Grow where your planted, prosper when your uprooted.  Just make sure your planting your heart nuts.