Gardens are teaching paradises.
The lessons we learn from planting and reaping are far-reaching, yet they are as immediate as the soil under our fingernails.
It doesn’t matter if our garden encompasses a dozen acres or if it’s two clay pots on our apartment balcony. The lessons are the same.
What we plant first disappears into the soil.
It’s gone, invisible, as if wasted. Even so, we must still attend to it or it’s lost forever. We must till, water, fertilize as if it’s already green and growing.
If we throw up our hands and say, “What’s the use in this? I don’t see any results,” we’ve given up too soon.
It’s exciting when the seedling breaks the soil, but that’s just the beginning. We must foster its growth, water just enough to wet the soil, and not over fertilize. It’s easy to lose our new plant at this stage.
It can be months before we reap our harvest. Whether flowers, nuts, or fruit, our results come only after the plant matures.
James 5:7-8 tells us:
“Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.”
God understands planting and harvest. He sees that same process in us. We don’t become a Christian one day and a mighty warrior the next. We must be allowed the opportunity to mature in him.
God’s promises to us are the same. Our answer is brought about through the natural processes of planting, nurturing, and maturing.
Let’s remain rooted in the Lord. Our harvest is on the way.
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