Stretching and Reaching

As we moved my plants and trees from winter storage I noticed some things.
Some of my potted plants looked worn out. They had gotten root bound in their pots and desperately needed room to spread their roots out and bloom. Aren’t we just like that? We get stuck in our comfort zones and don’t do much reaching out. We grow complacent. But once we reach out, set new boundary lines and shine brightly we start blooming and growing. Same with my plants. After a few days in the ground and some sun and water I have seen buds and blooms.
Some of the potted trees had busted through their giant pots and the tap root had started searching for water. The Bible says that He is the source of Living water. He quenches our deepest needs with this water. John 4:14 "but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life". When we are seeking Him we cant be contained as our tap roots reach deep and grow strong so that when the storms of life blow on us we stand firm. I have been pondering this thought recently and I imagine a giant oak tree with many, deep roots. An oak with a solid foundation. When the storms blow through, because they will, the branches and leaves may wiggle and rattle but the trunk is solid and doesn’t budge. I want to be like a giant oak, planted for the display of His splendor. Isaiah 61: 3 "...They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor".