The Planter
Ezekiel 17:22-24 (The Message)
22-24 "'God, the Master, says, I personally will take a shoot from the top of the towering cedar, a cutting from the crown of the tree, and plant it on a high and towering mountain, on the high mountain of Israel. It will grow, putting out branches and fruit—a majestic cedar. Birds of every sort and kind will live under it. They'll build nests in the shade of its branches. All the trees of the field will recognize that I, God, made the great tree small and the small tree great, made the green tree turn dry and the dry tree sprout green branches. I, God, said it—and I did it.'"
I was doing my devotional at Vanguardia today, and I was just talking to God, and telling Him and I didn't understand His plan. God took me from Canada, for whatever reason, to Bucerias. He then had me live there for almost 6 years exactly, only to send me to Tepic to a 100% Spanish school for Christian leaders.
WHY? Why God, why did you send me here? I mean, I know You have a plan, but still, this makes no sense. Why am I seperated from my family? Why do I need to go to this Spanish school when there are so many good English ones? Why?
Don't get me wrong God, I trust You 100%, because of You, my life has a purpose far greater than I could have ever imagined. Because of You, I've experience a quality of life that many people spend their entire lives searching for. And I am SO thankful for it! Actually, just let me stop for a second to say thanks again, I really am glad You're here with me. But still, what's up with this? Why Tepic? Why Mexico? Why me? I just don't understand.
So after this one-sided dialogue, I let God speak to me. I randomly opened my Bible to Ezekiel 17, and the first part starts out pretty intense, and weird. It talks about this big eagle, and this tip of a cedar that turns into a vine. Not quite what I was looking for!! But then I got to verse 22. It took me a second to get past the image of a giant eagle breaking off the top of a pine tree (I don't know why, but when it said cedar, I read pine,) but then I got it.
Ohhhhh.
So, you took me from that comfy tree (let's call it Canada. Or Bucerias. Or home. Or family.) But You say you have a purpose? Well, that's better I guess. You want to use me as a refuge for people who have no where to go? You want me to give shade to people weary from being in the desert? I guess I can do that, it actually sounds really rewarding. But I have to be here? I couldn't do that in Canada? That doesn't make quite as much sense, but you're The Planter, not me. I'm just the small shoot, I'm not the Planter who has a perfect spot for me, so I guess trusting You makes a lot more sense than not trusting You.
Thank you God, I really hope to hear from You soon, I think I could get used to hearing from You everyday.
Heading out soon!
I'm heading off to Tepic in less than 72 hours! I'm nervous, scared, excited - but mostly excited. I'll be up there for 9 months, learning about God, and how to serve HIM! I'll still be on my blog, but probably not as much as I used to be, however I will try to blog about my day to day life more than I have been.
In other news, I like taking apart keyboards!! One Way by ~lazermoose on deviantART
Pray for me, keep talking to me, email me! I love emails 
Love,
Zac
2009
(Originally posted on www.zacharyforget.com Dec. 30th, 2008)
It's almost 2009.
All Day
It’s alright, they’ll get it one day."
There are so many people who think I’m crazy, that can’t understand what I believe, that don’t WANT to believe what I believe. They don’t want to trust God, they don’t want to give up their self-reliance. Some people are just so stubborn that they’d rather stick with the evil they know, rather than step out and find something truly amazing.
I hope they see that there’s something different in me, I know some people have, becasue they’ve told me. I also know I don’t always practice what I preach, but guess what! I’m human, I mess up! But theg good thing, this Person Whom I try to "Love with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my mind and with all my strength" (Mark 12:30) is ALWAYS ready to pick me up when I fall, and forgive me when I mess up.
Just how good You’ve been to me
For all my friends that don’t know You
I pray that You would save them too."
My prayer for everyone who reads this blog, and all my friends who don’t get a chance to read this, is to know Jesus as their Savior, and friend. And to those of you who already have a relationship with God, my prayer is for you to never stumble in your walk with Him, and to grow in your relationship with God, because God is the ONLY One who will never fail you. Friends fail you, family will fail you, I’ll fail you, but God will NEVER fail you. He’ll ALWAYS be there for you, He is perfect in every way, and He wants to know YOU more!
(The song doesn’t go quite like that, it jumps around a bit... if you haven’t listened to it, listen to it NOW!)
All Day, by Hillsong United
I don’t care what they say about me
It’s all right, all right
I don’t care they think about me
It’s all right, they’ll get it one day
I love you, I’ll follow you
You are my, my life
I will read my Bible and pray
I will follow you all day
I don’t care what it costs anymore
Cos’ you gave it all and I’m following you
I don’t care what it takes anymore
No matter what happens I’m going your way
All Day
All Day now
All Day
I’ll follow You
Anyone around can see
just how good you’ve been to me
For all my friends that don’t know you
I pray that you would save them too
Original Post Date — Apr. 10, 2008