So I was replanting our class bean and apple plants..in the winter!! I couldn't believe I was gardening in the winter. Our class bean plants had grown quite a bit and I knew that over break if no one cared for them, they'd die! I gave a last ditch effort to see if any of my kids would take it home but alas no green thumbed families volunteered. So I packed them in the car along with all kinds of other things I had to take home over the break and headed home. I stuck them in the garage and the next day went to MS for a wedding (more on that later!). Bad decision. The garage location, not the wedding. I came home and my mom had to break the news that well...the bean plant wasn't fairing so well. So dad dug out some pots under the house and I re-potted them hoping things would get better. As I walked down the stairs from their new, indoor home, I was thinking about how it's tough for a plant to grow in the winter. You have storms, cold, people trappling on you, knocking you over, etc. Without the right light, water, and care, the plants won't survive.
Sounds like us.
Life is hard. When the hard times come, the winter, the freezing, the storms, the trampling, it's hard to keep our heads up. Especially when we don't get the right care, our hopes are shot.
I've been learning that the water and light I need, well that's the Word of God-every day!
When those storms come, and we are growing against the odds, well that's because we can "be confident that He who began a good work in us will carry it on to completion!"
I am so thankful for all the promises and words of encouragement that are found in the Word! I challenge you to discover some this week and share them in the comments!
As always, God is good all the time, all the time God is good!
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