The Termite

Look at this big beautiful tree, not only is it strong but also reliable, it provides shade and a home for many and is trusted for its strength and stability.

Nothing can bring this baby down, an axe might be able to, but it would take many strong men and their tools to do so, a chain-saw may do the job but again this tree is hard to get rid of.

But there is one other thing that can bring the tree down, it is tiny and not even worth squishing on its own, but with its mates this little thing can bring down the biggest tree of them all... the Termite.

Yep, these little guys are a pest! On their own they are not so bad, but eventually they get into and gnaw at wood, and they multiply and bring their friends, hundreds and thousands of them, slowly eating and eating tiny bits at a time. And at first no one notices, the termites eat from inside of the tree, so the tree still looks strong, sturdy and reliable, or so we think.

Given some time the tree starts to feel heavy and weak, that tiny little insect that was just a nibble has now become thousands, and the inside of the tree has been eaten away. That strong sturdy tree has now collapse by the weight it has always been able to hold.

What termites do you have?

Ones of guilt, depression, anxiety, dept, lose, regret?

There are many types of termites, at first you realize this thing gnawing inside of your heart, soul, spirit or mind, and you ignore it, ‘it’s so tiny you will be fine, it will go away eventually,’ but over time this disease, this pest grows and nibbles away at you until you can go on no more, you have kept it a secret for too long and ignored it that you begin to waist away.

You know something... the only way to kill termites, is with help, you can’t get rid of them on your own; you need to call in people to help kill them. And perhaps that is what we need to do, call up a trusted friend and talk to them, that termite inside of you will grow, but if you get help you will be able to stop it and maybe even get rid of it, some of you may need professional help as well, and that’s cool, personally I think we all need some professional help at times. Not only can we ask for help from people, but we can also ask for healing from God, and let me tell you, when God heals, it is not an experiment or a ‘this may or may not work,’ if you are willing, when God fixes you, he fixes you, he binds your wounds, and places you on a high mountain during strife.

Psalm 147:3

“He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.”

Asking for help is not a weakness, it  is strength, put down your shield of pride and get the help that you need. :)