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In Uncle James, Why Did The Limbs On The Big Tree Move, Side To Side?

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Joshua: Uncle James, why did the limbs on the big tree move, side to side? Uncle James: I am not sure, but when I see the leaves and limbs on a tree moving from one side to the other, it’s a reminder to me that our creator has his way in the wind. So, I take it as a reminder that he is over nature. Joshua, stay in love with truth! No matter who hates it or is against you. You, my son, let truth be your closest companion. Your mother named you Joshua Immanuel for a reason; you are the son I hoped my son had become. I prayed that I would have a son I could teach the secret of the kingdom, but my son fell in love with fruits from the wrong tree. His prison time has reawakened his love for truth. When you told me about your dream, my prayers were answered. Joshua: You said, following my upright conscience led to being a man. Can you explain that more? …show more content…

Good question. Manhood, son, is defined by the choices we make. Age has little to do with manhood, to be a man means to not view, handle or react to life like a child. Children do what makes them happy at the time, what feels good at that moment, what looks good or is socially acceptable by the world. Children only live by their five senses, not by eating from the right tree. Men do what is needed, what is upright. What is acceptable by his maker, what is based on truth? Being a man is to be willingly accountable to your maker for all that you think, do and say. Joshua, there are very few men among our people, but I trust and believe you will grow into that complete man your maker is calling you to

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