Keeping with the “April Showers Brings May Flowers” theme, I know you know that in order to bloom properly, flowers needs to be properly watered, fertilized, weeded, and, oh, yeah, plenty of sunshine….
So, if you and I are going to bloom and be a wonderful fragrance for Jesus, we, too, need to be properly watered, fertilized, weeded, and get plenty of Sonshine….
Too little or too much water or fertilizer will either dry us out or not be sufficient, or it will flood us or burn us up. We need just the right amount of the Word (Eph. 5:26) to water and fertilize us…
Next comes the weeding. I personally weed my flowerbeds daily and no less than four or five times a week. Likewise, I find that daily confession keeps my soul’s flowerbed clear of any “weeds” that will suck my water, fertilizer (attention and development, etc.) from me. Some may go days without weeding (i.e. confessing their sins; and much to say about establish weeds and their root systems, but this is for another blog), and they will find that these weeds are stealing essential nutrients from their soul—beyond the physical and emotional drain….
And are we getting plenty of Sonshine? I have to be intentional here, too. Not just reading the Word, but fellowshipping with others who shine for Jesus. The Word shines a bright light on my soul and my brothers and sisters are both sonshine and water, refreshing me and correcting me on my Journey with Jesus.
Is your “flowerbed” helping you to bloom?
“I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”—Ephesians 3:16–19 (NIV84)
In the Hope of Healthy Flowerbeds for blooming,
Pastor Mike