Jeremiah 17:5-8 (see below) refers to a dry tree and a well-watered tree, What makes for a "dry" or "well-watered" life has nothing to do with circumstances. It is only about who you trust. Who I trust. If I place my trust in anyone or anything other than the Lord, my life will dry up and I will be in a "land where no one lives." If I place all my trust in the Lord, I will live and "bear fruit." I don't think this has to do with whether or not my life will be materially prosperous; I believe it is all about the Life of my spirit. Life in the Lord = Life! L'Chaim! Amen.
5 This is what the Lord says:
“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,
who draws strength from mere flesh
and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
in a salt land where no one lives.
who draws strength from mere flesh
and whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places of the desert,
in a salt land where no one lives.
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
Reference: Silf, Inner Compass, Chapter 4 "So What Went Wrong?"
