Many years I've planted corn for fresh eating. Many years we have a good thunderstorm that flattens said corn. Not all of it, but a big chunk of it. At times like that one would find me outside attempting to help the corn stand tall once again. Over the years I've tried many different planting methods to see if any could give my corn a stronger hold on the ground. None of them seemed to help. They all got flattened anytime we had a serious wind. This year I started my corn plants from seed, and then transplanted them in their rows. All seemed to be going well until we had a serious afternoon thunder storm. Then it went how it always does. My corn was flattened. Not all of it. Two stalks were left standing in the middle and it seemed the other corn was surrounding the two standing stalks and paying homage to them.
I was in the middle of a chicken coop/run redo and had no time to get out and baby my corn stalks. I figured maybe a few would come back, but didn't hold out much hope. I wasn't too worried as we had another bed of corn in our "upper garden" that was surrounded by field fence. It was doing great because it had a frame around it. Wind had no affect. So I figured we'd just have that corn. A few days passed and I noticed a few of the flattened corn stalks began to RISE UP! I took notice, but no other action. Then they all started to rise, and tassel! They were green still! So fast forward to yesterday. As I was out taking care of the chickens; I noticed once stalk of corn was actually flat on the ground, but at a point had started growing straight up! It almost looks as if the corn stalk is doing a sit up. Without looking, I'm assuming it laid down more roots and left the old self behind. There's a sermon in there somewhere! So my corn that was flattened is once again standing tall. We may actually get some corn from this bed which would be awesome!
So today's lesson is never give up! Create new roots and leave the old self behind!
Philippians 3: 13-14- "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead. I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus"
2 Corinthians 5:17- "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new".
Isaiah 43: 18-19- "Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."
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