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Originally Posted by robertcyders
We have a garden. It is the most beautiful garden. Much like a tree by a stream that brings forth fruit in season. Some plantings are growing fast and some plantings need more care and nourishment. Some plants get attacked by weeds and need to be rescued. Some need more water than others. All of them need to be pruned from time to time. Some need protection from the sun and heat more than others. Too much water, fertilzer or sun can bring great damage to them if given improperly. Some have stones that need to be removed so that their roots can go down deeper. Most of all these plantings of the Lord need love. They are being rooted and grounded in love.
We have been working on this garden for a few years or more. Sometimes it brings tears, many times it brings joy. We are becoming master gardeners in this work that God has called us to. Some people want to share in the fruit of our labors and this is good. Some give gifts of money, time, and food and this has been a great blessing. Sometimes other gardeners come in and they do not ask to come in and work in our garden. What should I say to these who I believe the motive of their heart is right? We have a great vision of what the different parts of this garden is becoming. We intimately know each planting of the Lord, their hurts, worries, fears, their trust, confidence, and faith. If a gardener wants to come in and help should they first develop a relationship with the keepers of the garden? Should they come and see what the vision of this garden is in the eyes of the keepers of the garden? Maybe they need to know more about what each individual planting requires. If they do not come to know these things and develop a relationship first with us they can bring harm to these plantings. As a keeper of the garden we are responsible and have been given trust from the Master Gardener to cherish and protect those whom God has given to us. What do we say to this or that gardener who in appearance seems to have the right reasons for working in our garden, yet has not developed a relationship first with the gardeners? We need to work in agreement and this cannot be done without a mutual relationship. Please pray for these gardeners and the garden which Jesus Christ has entrusted us with. I would like to hear a response from you all in this that I have written as it is very dear to our hearts. Please write. Gardening with Love from on High, Robert and Cheryl Cyders... |