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Trusting God through Fear and Change
By Lysa TerKeurst, Natalia Moore Thomas Nelson
Copyright © 2014 Lysa TerKeurst, LLC
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4003-2419-4
CHAPTER 1
In a dusty shed, on a rickety shelf, hidden in a cozy packet, lived a tiny seed.
Day after day, Little Seed watched as the Farmer came into the shed. The Farmer's strong hand would reach into the packet, and He would say, "I have a good plan for you," each time He selected a seed.
Little Seed knew the Farmer was good and kind, but he did not want to leave his home.
Little Seed liked living inside the cozy packet on the rickety shelf in the Farmer's dusty shed.
He did not want to go.
In the nearby woods under the big, tall trees, in a comfy den, lived a playful fox.
Little Fox raced around the tree trunks in the woods.
"YipPee!"
he shouted with glee
But then a long, black shadow scared him, and he hurried to hide in his den. He was scared of the dark shadows.
And howling winds. And rain. And most everything.
Little Fox liked his comfy den under the big, tall trees in the nearby woods.
He did not like being afraid.
One particularly dark night, a storm rumbled into the forest. Thunder boomed. Lightning flashed. Rain poured into Little Fox's den.
"Oh no!"
Little Fox cried as he scurried through the woods, trying to find somewhere safe and dry and not scary. He barreled inside the Farmer's dusty shed, bumped into the rickety shelf, and knocked over the cozy seed packet.
Little Seed rolled out onto the floor.
A surprised Little Fox found himself standing nose to nose with a very unhappy Little Seed.
"I am Little Fox, and I live in the den under the big, tall trees in the nearby woods," he explained. "I love to play in the woods ... but I'm afraid of dark shadows and howling winds," he said. "There are no winds or shadows in your shed. Can I live here with you?
"Will you be my friend?"
Little Seed said, "Do you see a pillow? Do you see a bed? Do you see a place to lay your wet head? No, you don't! Because this safe place is the Farmer's shed."
But then Little Seed thought of how safe and warm it was inside the cozy packet on the rickety shelf in the Farmer's dusty shed. He thought it might be quite nice to have a friend.
Little Fox and Little Seed became the best of friends.
(Continues...)
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