I was looking at my garden this morning. Or at least what's left of it. The weeds have gotten so tall now that it's hard to see the actual plants that are in there. Some of them are even taller than me(although, for those of you who know me, that isn't too crazy tall!). Even so, when I looked passed all of the craziness of what time, weeds, and chickens have done to this garden, I found quite a few tall, healthy, and fruit-bearing(veggie-bearing) plants! I have peppers growing...lots of them! And this was a garden that we had totally given up on, even to the point of talking about mowing it all down. I had been so disappointed by the destruction that our chickens had done, I had come to terms with the fact that we just wouldn't get any peppers this year. I had stopped weeding it, watering it, everything! Then, I looked at those plants today, with amazement and excitement.
There have been times in my life where I believe that I was that pepper plant: picked at by those who didn't share my beliefs or opinions, overwhelmed by the worldly temptations and expectations of others, and forgotten/abandoned by those who were supposed to love and support me. These would be the times in our lives where we feel alone, depressed, worthless, hopeless that things will change. But then we are reminded of verses like these:
Psalm 71:1
"In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, let me never be put to confusion."Psalm 55:22
"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."Jeremiah 29:13
"And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."Joshua 1:9
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."And so many more!!
But we must take these comforting and uplifting words from our Lord and see that He is still working in us. We need to remember that through all of these trials and temptations we face we are being watched over by God, and we can still be fruitful for His kingdom, if we will only keep our eyes on Him.
I challenge you today. If you are at that place in your life where things seem hopeless, you are struggling to keep it together, you have been hurt by someone close to you, you feel lost or abandoned, you are being tempted to give in to worldly things...
Seek the Lord!
Seek godly council and friendships. You are not alone in this world...
"He will never leave you, nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)If you need some prayer, let us know in the comments section. We would be honored to pray with and for you, whatever the situation.
In His Love,
Cheryl
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