Gardening Wisdom

When Spring comes, I have to hold myself back. I want to plant seeds in the warm earth at the first sign of sunny days. I remember the first garden I ever helped plant. My grandmother wanted assistance in planting and later weeding her garden.

I knew where we planted the seed in straight rows. We planted lettuce, and lettuce grew. But, when weeding time came, I was not that familiar with what the plants looked like when they were just emerging. I actually pulled out some tomatoes that I thought were weeds. With the patient help of my grandmother, I soon learned which plants were unwanted weeds and which were the good plants from the seeds we sowed.

Working in the soil, sowing the seeds and maintaining the garden, all ministered to my spirit and brought scripture alive to me. We were discerning about what we allowed to grow in our garden. We watered and kept watch on those little plants. Later, we reaped what we sowed.

This is so like our Christian life! Good seed nurtured carefully grows, and the result is a good harvest. For the Believer, the good seed is the Word of God. Isaiah tells us God's word will not come back void, it will bear fruit. Diligent reading and study will bring the seed of God's truth deep into the soil of your thought life. It will guide and direct your path in a way the pleases God.The final harvest in our lives comes when our God, the Great Gardener brings us into his house where there will be great rejoicing.

So, plant those seeds of faith in yourself and others, and study the scriptures. Grow and nurture each other with encouragement and love. Look forward to the great harvest. Doma