These past few days, I helped a friend work in the yard to plant this seasons herbs and vegetables. It felt good to get my hands dirty, to till the earth, to rid it of weeds and dead roots and to plant new life. We talked as we worked.
As I shared of my hurt and pain, he said to me, "I know you don't want for this right now, but regardless, this is your life. Now. Today. Whatever you're going through, you were meant to endure. So live. The question is: Are you who you want to be?"
I haven't been able to get those words out of my head: This is your life, are you who you want to be.
Today, as I was working in the dirt, I realized that Jesus is my gardener. He has to work on me to rid me of impurities (weeds, rottenness, things that dirty my vision of him), then he waters me and makes me grow. I guess this season is just part of the process. The problem is that plants don't grow over night. I must wait to see what I'll become.
"Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him" Psalm 37:7a.
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Praise the Lord for His design for this creation of His... both earth and human creature are so gloriously worked through by the Master Gardener! Thanks for sharing your thoughts... they are a blessing to read and be reminded of His design for us and our place in His Kingdom! Glory to God!
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