The bit of the story I heard was about the trees they
planted. Surprisingly, they tended
to fall over because they didn’t grow strong enough. Here’s an excerpt from the Columbia University team’s work:
Wind is also necessary for creating hardy and strong
trees. When it was first created, there was no wind inside of Biosphere 2.
Plants grew relatively quickly, but they frequently fell over before they were
of reproductive age. After some intensive observations and experimentation, it
was determined that the lack of wind created trees with much softer wood than
that species would normally make in the wild. They grew more quickly than they
did in the wild, but they were harmed in the long run as a consequence.
The implication is that without adversity, these trees never
fully matured.
So here I am (sometimes), asking God to fix my difficulties,
and in the next sentence, asking Him to grow me deeper in Him. It’s like my kids saying they’re hungry
but don’t want to eat the healthy food on their plate, or that they want to buy
a toy but don’t want to save up for it.
I could cave and give them what they’re asking for, but it would not be
in their best interest, or mine, in the long run.
Thank you, Neil, for shooting straight: God’s plan is for you to hang in there
and grow up.
Any questions?
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