Frozen Frogs
By Mark Flippo
The Alaskan Wood Frog. They do not freeze totally solid. Inside these frozen frogs other weird physiological things are going on. Their hearts stop beating, their blood no longer flows and their glucose levels sky rocket. The craziest thing of all may be that in this frozen state, they can withstand temperatures as low as zero degrees Fahrenheit for as long as seven months, and then, when spring arrives, thaw out and hop away. Adult wood frogs are about the size of the palm of your hand. Their lifespan is four to six years.
There are times we as Christians go into hibernation. We have had a hardship and we pull back from the things we were doing in church! We separate ourselves from what is giving us life! Hardships have a very valuable purpose. Those are the times when you can grow spiritually! Good times are great but they do not do much to change your soul and thinking! You can grow through Grace but not good times! Don't freeze up when you are being mistreated! Don't pull away! Let God lead you. Maybe it is time for you to become a soldier and not a bystander! Thaw out children we have work to do!
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By Mark Flippo
The Alaskan Wood Frog. They do not freeze totally solid. Inside these frozen frogs other weird physiological things are going on. Their hearts stop beating, their blood no longer flows and their glucose levels sky rocket. The craziest thing of all may be that in this frozen state, they can withstand temperatures as low as zero degrees Fahrenheit for as long as seven months, and then, when spring arrives, thaw out and hop away. Adult wood frogs are about the size of the palm of your hand. Their lifespan is four to six years.
There are times we as Christians go into hibernation. We have had a hardship and we pull back from the things we were doing in church! We separate ourselves from what is giving us life! Hardships have a very valuable purpose. Those are the times when you can grow spiritually! Good times are great but they do not do much to change your soul and thinking! You can grow through Grace but not good times! Don't freeze up when you are being mistreated! Don't pull away! Let God lead you. Maybe it is time for you to become a soldier and not a bystander! Thaw out children we have work to do!
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