{"id":4018,"date":"2018-12-28T18:58:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/28\/find-the-roots\/"},"modified":"2018-12-28T18:58:34","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T18:58:34","slug":"find-the-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/28\/find-the-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;<\/span> <\/span><\/span>– 2 Corinthians 10:5<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Everything you see has roots.<\/p>\n

Every child has parents, even if they don’t know who they are.<\/p>\n

Every hero has an origin story.<\/p>\n

Every divorce came out of a marriage.<\/p>\n

Every shipwreck involves a formerly-functioning ship.<\/p>\n

Every reflection has an image.<\/p>\n

Every thought has an origin…And an assignment.<\/p>\n

Roots.<\/p>\n

Whatever you’re dealing with, it makes sense to find the roots and deal with them.<\/p>\n

That’s why I started the practice of starting each blog post with a verse from scripture.<\/p>\n

Tracing the idea that wanted to be expressed back to some element of the Word.<\/p>\n

The problems you see aren’t the problems you need to deal with.<\/p>\n

They’re simply the shoots, leaves and fruit.<\/p>\n

Find the roots.<\/p>\n

Deal with the roots.<\/p>\n

The rest will take care of itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; – 2 Corinthians 10:5 Everything you see has roots. Every child has parents, even if they don’t know who they are. Every hero has an origin story. Every divorce … <\/p>\n

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