I love to hike in the woods, and inevitably I see a tree growing in some place a tree should never grow. It is perched atop a boulder with little soil, or clinging to the edge of a cliff, somehow hanging on for decades despite the lack of support. I am always amazed by it. To quote the great philosopher Dr. Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park, life finds a way.
Trees find a way to grow in these environments, but these aren't the ideal circumstances. They manage, but if you planted them next to a stream in a calm environment, they would thrive. Just because something can survive doesn't mean that it's ideal.
The same is true with us. There are plenty of places where we can survive. But to truly thrive, we are best placed in the environment that perfectly suits us, which we were made for, which is to cling as closely to God as possible.
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