Stumped: December 4 at 10 am

December 4 2022, 10am
Our scripture passages today are about things that need to be cut down. We can see the need for that in an overcrowded forest, or in a garden where a plant has taken over. It is harder, often, to chop down, or let go of, things in our lives. As the prophet Kenny Rogers once said about his poker hand, "you've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run." We may or may not be poker players, but what do we need to let go of now so that what God is planting for us can take root and grow?