As we approach summer, plants are nestled into the dark soil, seeds are pushed deep below the surface and pesky weeds are plucked & tossed. Similar to this process, we were placed by God's design into the sphere {garden} of influence we now occupy. As followers of Christ we want to flourish and we want to grow. Unfortunately there are times when along with the good seeds there are some seeds of dissatisfaction that get dropped. We begin to see that the tomatoes have a trellis to climb or that the strawberries can fan out over the ground and here we {I} am just a carrot who gets to pop my little green sprout up just in time to be plucked from the earth. Often these seeds of dissatisfaction can almost look like good things. The fact that I am unmarried when I desire to be married. To be joined to another person so that life can be lived together, challenge each other, spur each other on. The fact that I do not have children a...
Sand flowing through my outstretched hands. Sunshine splashing across my face. Cool breeze rustling my hair. Giggling kids as they dip their toes bodies in the water. The swoosh of the football being tossed back and forth. Smatterings of conversations swirling around the air. A splash of color as the sun says goodnight and moon appears. A very very good night! As we circled around each other on the sand and shared about God's many blessings in our lives, the following song began to echo in my mind. Would you be able to name 10,000 reasons why God is deserving of our praise? 10,000 Reasons by Mat Redman [Chorus] Bless the Lord, O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I'll worship Your holy name The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever...
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