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The Impatient Gardener

  • October
  • 21

8:00 am Christian living

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I’ve never been one for gardening, but in the past twelve months I have discovered a passion for vegetable gardening. Although definitely still a novice, I’ve had some successes: notably with cherry tomatoes, lettuce, shallots and various herbs. I’ve also had a number of failures. My zucchini keep succumbing to powdery mildew. My radishes refused to “bulb” up. Green grubs feasted on my broccolini. If it doesn’t thrive, I pull it out in disgust and throw it in the compost heap. I guess you could say I’m a bit of an impatient gardener!

When my potato plants started to die it was the last straw. Annoyed, I reefed them out – and was amazed to discover the perfect little spuds that had been hiding beneath the soil! (That’ll show you much how much of a novice I am. I thought the potatoes had to at least have flowers on them before being ready to harvest. Apparently not. Who knew?!)

Thankfully the Heavenly Gardener doesn’t treat us the same when OUR lives fail to show any growth! God is much more patient, and never tires of nurturing us, feeding us, pouring out His blessings upon us every single day. He prunes when necessary. But He never, ever gives up on us. Even when others don’t see any progress or anything worth saving in our lives, He does. He sees what is hiding beneath the soil of our lives. He sees our eternal value.

I’m so glad that God isn’t an impatient gardener, like me!

 
 

 

 

Ephesians 3:17 NIV “… I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,”



2 comments

Dont worry, as you grow in your gardening you will improve. I have been gardening for many years and still learning with Gods help as without his help their would be no garden

Posted by Win McNamara, on October 22nd, 2011, at 3:50 pm. #.

Thanks Win! I love to go for a stroll in my garden each day and check on the progress of my vegies :-) Can’t remember what I did without it as part of my day!

Posted by Webmaster, on October 25th, 2011, at 6:25 pm. #.

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