Shaking the Tree

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I have one large tree behind my house, just like the one in the picture above. I had a dream that I was trying to shake the tree.  I had both hands on the tree, moving back and forward, pushing with all my strength.  I understood in the dream that I was trying to remove the leaves from the tree; but, of course, not one leaf fell to the ground.  After I awoke, I thought why was I trying to shake a huge tree.   Jesus said in Mark 11:23, “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.”  I BELIEVE I can do it.   Yes, I said to myself.  I have the determination to remove those leaves from the tree.  I have the confidence to get a ladder and remove each leaf at a time. I have the perseverance and endurance to do it. I thought for sure that I was not on the right track of the dream.    The next day, I was still thinking about shaking the tree and then I realized through the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, that Jesus said "SPEAK" or "SAY" to the mountain.  Why was I going to climb a ladder when I could speak to the mountain.   Well, the verse before Mark 11:22, says "Have faith in God”.  OH, would I be doing the work of removing the leaves from the tree.  I did not think about the verse before, I knew that it would take the power of God to remove those leaves but how.  Again, "Speak" or "Say" or "PRAY".  Yes, pray.   Jesus said in Mark 11:24, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."  So, I should ask God to send a strong wind and remove all the leaves from the tree or just remove the leaves.  I do not even need to tell him how to do it.  Why spend tireless hours picking leaves from a tree, when you can ask God to do the work for you.  You see, I missed something so important.  "HAVE FAITH IN GOD" NOT yourself.   Are you trying to manage an issue or issues in your life. Have you prayed? Or are you determined to make it work?  Stop, pray to God for help.   Something to think about.