“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”
- Psalm 25:9
Florida this time of year, is a nice place to live. The weather is mild with a touch of cold here and there. It is the time of year to begin thinking of what you will plant in the garden, the best dates for doing so, etc. Yet, this is also an unpredictable time of year in which the weather can play tricks with you - frosting one day only to be in the 70's the next. Plant too soon, frost can get the plants that come up unless you can cover them. Plant too late, and the heat will burn them up. So, what to do?
In the same way, we are to be about the Lord's business of plowing the spiritual gardens and planting spiritual seeds. We all want the garden to grow, but that is God's venue. Ours is to plant and water - God gives the increase (1 Cor.3:6,7). Therefore, whether plowing or planting, we need to admit we need a guide! God made you so that you would not be able to see into the future no matter how much you try. Why did God do this? He did it so you would depend on him.
“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death”
Prov.14:12
We all don’t want to admit we need direction or that we need a guide. Our quest for independence doesn't want to admit the reality that we’ve all made decisions that at the time seemed right but later on turned out to be wrong. Some paths lead to dead ends and we end up off track. That’s why we need to admit, “God, I need help.”
When is the right time to plow? When is the right time to plant? Farmers for years have gone to the old Farmer's Almanac for advice. I have. Doesn't it make sense then, that if we are going to work in a Spiritual Vineyard, planting spiritual seed, that we would consult the book that tells us about what, when, where, and how to do that? Consider this as you go about plowing and planting both in your own spiritual Garden as well as the world.
Jim
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