My
garden is off to a pretty good start this season. I’m working hard to dress it
up in time for my mother’s visit in a few weeks, and I’m having a blast
creating my little haven.
I
recently transplanted about 5 hydrangeas to the garden from containers on my
patio and they’re all thanking me with beautiful, new foliage and flower buds. It’s
amazing how plants will take off when you give them space to dig their roots
deep in the soil.
But,
why should I be amazed? Once anything or anyone is loosed from the confining
walls of our will and given the chance to grow in the grace of God, will we not
flourish?
It’s
so easy for us to limit our thinking to “life inside the pot” when God intends
for us to flourish in the garden –
don’t
you agree?
We
put plants in containers and expect beautiful, vibrant results, but they still rely
on the human efforts of us/the gardeners to water, feed and tend to them while
their root system and potential are limited to the pot.
I’ve
lived most of my life “in a pot,” so to speak; constricted, controlled and held
back by others and even by myself.
But,
praise God for life outside the pot!!
I
praise Him for the SON-light that warms my soul, for the clear running springs
that never run dry – they nourish and fill me.
I’m
blooming in the garden now from the inside out
with
the joy of Him!
Just
as a beautiful garden is meant to be shared, so should our faith! So should our
joy! So should our love for the creator of all things wonderful. And so should
our testimony! We’re to share our story; how He lifted us from a lifeless stage
and set us free to bloom and bring glory to Him.
Step
into the garden, my friend. You have the authority (I have given you authority to trample on snakes and
scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
– Luke 10:19) to step outside of the walls that constrict and limit your
growth.
Step into the
garden and bloom for Him!
Be blessed today
and EVERYday,
Debbie
