The Start Of Something Wonderful: Life As A Thriving Garden
Tending our lives is like the work of a farmer. It requires plowing, planting, and harvesting. With the right conditions, the field and the crops will naturally do what’s written in their DNA. Our hands are meant to tend the fields we are in.
Stubborn and prickly thorns and vines grow in the field. They poke, scratch, and strangle healthy plants. They look like pride, selfish ambition, unforgiveness, and working out challenges in the home and work spaces of life.
For healthy growth, we must lay down our pride and self-seeking. That would do us well. Things can rub us; there is friction, and if we let it, we can miss out on what could be. Yes, our attitudes and the friction we feel between us can keep what could be from ever being if we let jealousy, pride, and unforgiveness have their way. In other words, the root of bitterness can do much harm.
But by the grace of God, we humble ourselves, look to the interests of others, ask forgiveness, and forgive others. That is the start and beginning of something wonderful. Lord, help us. Lord, help me.
Thought To Consider
Profit should not be the only standard by which we measure a business's success. On a personal level, profit should not be the only motivation behind what we do.
“and whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24
Quotes from books I’m reading
“Before long, he caught a hold of himself and concluded that nothing ever did happen again; to each was given days and chances which wouldn’t come back around. And wasn’t it sweet to be where you were and let it remind you of the past for once, despite the upset, instead of always looking on into the mechanics of the days and the trouble ahead, which might never come.” Small Things Like These
“God’s gifts are given to us for our enjoyment and so we can fulfill God’s mission as his priests, kings, and prophets.” The Things of Earth: Treasuring God bu Enjoying His Gifts
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