Wowzer! Growing vegetables is not for the faint of heart or weak in spirit. It takes intentionality, research, determination, physical stamina and heart. I am in no way a gardener. I have tried and failed several times. Why now? My son and daughter-in-law have knowledge and find joy in gardening and it has become infectious. So here I am again, willing to try. Same seeds, more knowledge. More time and a willingness to learn.
How similar is our Christian walk. We come to Christ, to the cross, with nothing. We have laid our sins at His feet and in faith we take a step, then two, then three and so on into our new life in Christ. It takes intentionality, determination, knowledge of our Savior, and a redeemed heart in your walk. As a new Christian, I didn’t know much but I had a willingness to learn. My eyes were opened slowly. Jesus knew what my immature heart could consume, digest and hold onto. Years later, as I have matured in the faith, scriptures become more accessible as I learn how to retrieve them. Yet, I am not satisfied. I continue to want to know more. More of my Savior. More of the Bible and how God’s redemptive plan plays out in this 21st century.
This walk has not been easy. There have been droughts, storms, and periods of growth. Yet through it all, I said “Yes” to Jesus. Even when I didn’t understand. Even when I lost friends. Even when the world around me swirled. I allowed God’s word to drown out my worries, my anxieties, and the noise of the world. Like my plants that are growing under the care of me, the gardener, so too, do we as Christians grow under the watchful care of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Colossians 2:6-7 “So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him, being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude.”