About People Gardening

This sounds like an unusual term but think of it as something akin to relationships and more. There are all sorts of people in our lives each and every day. Each opportunity for contact is like gardening. Where we tend to their needs, provide them with water, nutrition, etc. We use our gifts and abilities to tend to people in our lives. In turn, they may do the same for us.

One important thing to remember, tending to yourself. For you are the one in control of your heart. It is your job to protect it yet at the same time allow it to love fully. Anything less is doing a disservice to your heart's capabilities. It would be wise to not short-sell love for it is an investment that can come back 100-fold.

This blog then is about exploring the people in our lives including ourselves in a loving way.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Wondering what is on God's radar for me today. No matter what it is though, there will be grace and mercy in it whether I see it or not. I am thankful for all that He does for me. Be it trials or joyous celebrations, all have a purpose in His plans for me.  See the Bible version at Jer 29:11. 

You see, we have no clue as to what God sees that each of us need to endure to become better people. He really wishes that none of us have "bad" days but if we have no bad days then how do we appreciate the good days that we have? We have to then have a mix of both to make us well rounded - more complete. Change keeps us prepared for the accidents that happen in life. For without change, we become monotonous in life, incapable of having self motivation to keep moving forward. We just keep spinning our wheels going nowhere - stuck in neutral. Can you imagine being stuck in neutral your entire life?

The sad thing is that the Jews of Egypt with Moses did that very thing for 70 years. For 70 years they wandered in the desert lost. Incapable of turning to God for direction to use Him as their GPS = God Purposing System.  It is time that we all use our GPS and put Him to good use in our lives. We just might be surprised to see where He takes us.

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