Day 8- Rooted

I have found as I go along in life and through the scripture that one of the key elements is to always stay rooted. You must believe firmly in what you believe because if you do not stand firm then you do not stand at all. I have found recently that I am challenged by others who do not believe as I do. Some of this came as a shock because I guess you just believe everybody believes the same way you do. However I have found this is not the case. As I was reading in Mark it tells us how Jesus was lead out to the desert to be tempted by the devil himself. How hard I thought that must have been, to overcome that temptation. But then I began to think about it, Jesus just had the very Spirit of God descend on Him and fill Him and take over control. Was it really that difficult to overcome temptation? I've heard it said that "I've never overcome a problem by focusing on not giving into that problem." If I'm focused on the problem itself and overcoming it, it gets bigger and bigger in my life until it's unbearable. Then I have the same problem but in a bigger size. The only way I have overcome a temptation or problem is to focus on Him. If I'm focused on Him then that problem might still be there but I don't even notice it. I'm just so wrapped up in Him. At the same time when I stand firm on what I believe, I can say my peace but at the end of the day it is not my words that are going to win some kind of argument. No it's the person of Christ that will do the talking for me because I'm so wrapped up in Him. That way it leaves me out of the equation, which is a great thing because I always mess stuff up, and let's Him take control of whatever is going on. When we are rooted in Him, it makes me think of the vine and the branches, we are mistaken for Him. If we're secure and resting in Jesus, He's so solid that I don't have to worry about hanging out there alone, or what to say, or how to handle the situation. He already knows what needs to be said, He already knows the right thing to say at the right time. When we rest in the person of Jesus we are rooted in Him. I have found one of the best ways to be rooted is to study the scripture and to be solid in what it says. Not what we think it says but actually what the original language is saying to us. Find out the Greek or Hebrew of the text and watch it become more alive then it was before. When we are rooted in The Word, we are rooted in Him, and if we are rooted in Him, we cannot be moved or swayed. Let my root go deep into your person Jesus and may I just be the branch that is mistaken for the vine you are!