More on Gardening . . .
March 16th, 2007 at 7:43 am by Dee O'Neil Andrews
Juat a short post (famous last words, hunh?!) - I have a busy day.
So - how many of you who read yesterday's post have actually implemented what at least some of you thought was a great idea? Anyone? . . . Don't all pipe up at once, y'all!
I did, as you know. And I'll tell you my word for yesterday. Grace. Being full of grace. Eph. 4:7
As God's providence would have it, while I was racking my brain about how I could be "grace-full," I happened by Mike Cope's blog (don't we all?!), Preacher Mike, and his post yesterday was titled "Words of Grace!"
Anyway, it gave me some great ideas and inspired me to be full of grace the rest of the day. (And I left him and his readers a comment directing those over here who might want to garden with us.) I don't know if I succeeded for sure or not, because I think that is one quality we kind of have to get others' feedback on to know for sure.
Maybe leaving the comment about gardening and asking others to join us was a moment of grace on my part for the day, do you think? Or how I was with Tom at lunch and yesterday evening.
If you picked a word for yesterday, share with us what it was. If not, print out yesterday's post, cut out your words, or at least lay the page down in front of you, close your eyes, take your finger and stab at one to go ahead and pick a word for today. I'll wait . . ..
I haven't yet picked out my word, either, so you're up with me. I'm going to pick mine out in a minute. I've got to be out most of the day, so hopefully I can put my word to good practice.
Some final thoughts for today . . . I didn't mention prayer and God's Spirit and guidance, but if we plant, cultivate and water, AND pray often about it all, GOD will give the increase!! I skirted around that idea, but never did directly say it yesterday. God WILL give the increase! No doubt about it.
I have seen that over and over in my own life and am reaping many of the fruits of the Spirit right now in my "harvesting" years. Here's what I've found in gardening - not all fruits of the Spirit grow at the same rate. Some will come more easily, depending on our personalities and circumstances and inclinations, but some will be very difficult to grow taking years, sometimes, to harvest.
Take the word Patience. Boy - talk about a tough one. Plus, you'd better be careful when you pray for it (and you should) because of what God may send you to help you reap the patience harvest! But - be patient! - he will!
That's it for this morning. A semi-short post for the day.
Cheers & Blessings to each and every one of you today and have a great day working on your word. I'm "fixin' to" go pick mine!
Dee
Dee. Just had the chance to read your last two posts. I think it’s interesting we’ve both used “gardening” as a metaphor in our posts this week. It must truly be gettting to be spring.
Why did you have to mention patience? I decided not to pray for that any more
Shalom,
Bobby Valentine
When I make my garden, I’m thinking of leaving out the “patience” one! God has strange and not so humorous ways of teaching us that one. Maybe I can double up on one of the other fruits.