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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: SEA CHANGE or TREE CHANGE (07/13/17)
I have had situations where everyone around me seems to be receiving blessings and my life still stays the same. Then one day, I sat under a mango tree back at home when it was really hot. The shade was great and I had a great time doing my afternoon devotion surrounded by fresh country air.See,no matter how much we appreciated the shade, my mother and I were complaining about how long that tree has been standing there without growing any fruits.

Across the mango trees,(which we had labeled barren),was a row of pawpaw trees that have lost all their leaves. I remember when the pawpaw trees were really young; we practically used to eat pawpaw every day until we got fed up. Then with time, all the trees started shedding their leaves in the summer and the fruits started reducing until there were no more. The difference between these trees is that one produced fruit immediately it rose above ground, while the other will probably take a few more seasons before it starts bringing forth fruit.

In life, our seasons shall never be the same. Depending on what the will of God is in our lives, He shall use as when and where He pleases. It is for this reason that I pray every day that God grants us the grace to wait upon Him and let His will be done upon our lives. May we be found patient in His presence.

Shalom.
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C D Swanson 
07/20/17
Great message!
Blessings~
Noel Mitaxa 
07/20/17
This is a good mix of challenging and encouraging truths, though providing some extra space between them will help your readers to travel along with you.
Jenny Fulton 
07/21/17
Good job with taking truth from creation and applying it in a spiritual way.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
07/21/17
This is a lovely devotion. I liked how you started out with a true story message that many people can relate to. It drew me in right away.

When I first saw the topic, I had no clue that it meant moving from city to the woods or the sea. It's an Australian term I was unfamiliar with. On the message boards (forums) each week, Deb posts a small blurb describing the topics and what the judges are looking for. Check it out, I think it will help a lot.

With that said, you are definitely not the only one who missed the topic. You did a great job of writing on the topic as you saw it though. The message is powerful and really made me stop and think how I don't always appreciate the many gifts God has given me. It's well written and would be great for FW daily devotions. I look forward to reading more of your work. It's clear you are quite talented. I've no doubt God has big plans for you.
Phillip Cimei
07/21/17
You had some very good ideas and thoughts. Thanks for reminding us about God's schedule of doing things.

I will leave you with some thoughts on improving your writing. I hope it helps. Good criticism has helped me so much.

Grab your readers with a good hook. Why should I keep reading.

Make us feel how your felt under that tree. Quiet time with the Lord is so refreshing and you need to show us that, not tell us.

Go to the forum and under challenge guidelines and find the eight things the judges look for in your writing. Take each one by itself. Go over your writing and make sure you touch on each one.

Look at the winners of challenge writings and see how they incorporate all of those items.

Hope this helps. God bless.
Larry Whittington
07/22/17
I liked your writing. It was like a devotional or a teaching lesson.

It would be stronger and more personal if you would use phrases like "God help me" instead of the more general "God help us". You are setting the example of wanting God to us you.

You have good thoughts in this writing. These are well worth being reminded of.