“Good Morning Lord,” I say with a big smile. I look up into his eyes. “Good morning,” he smiles back. At the sight of his eyes and smile and I am put even more at ease, even in my body. Thank you for your touch, and your guidance. I need greater discernment and wisdom too.” “You are welcome and they are yours.” “I take a moment and receive them. “Lord is there any instruction on the Center of my garden today?” “Yes, pray and continue to prepare by my leading.” “Yes Lord!” “Lord is there any instruction for the personal space in the garden? And what about the outer space in my garden?” “I do have some instruction for those. Will you follow my lead and promptings today?” “Yes, Lord.” “Lead on and help me not to be spinning my wheels on distractions and get myself off on what you are not building and doing!” “I will” And it is time for coffee and fellowship before the days work begins.
Tag: Encouragement
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Steady on!
“Good morning Lord.” “Good Morning Krista.” We share a smile. “What needs attention today?” I noticed I have had need of encouraging myself. “Help me not to quit. Help me to quit on the ways that are not helping or yours!” “I am and will continue to!” “Thank you! You are working all things for my good!” “Yes!” “Lord I yield the plan for my entire garden to you. Give me the wisdom and steps for the Center, the personal and the outer part of my garden. Now what do you have for us to do today?” “Let us continue on in all the good works we have been doing. Steady on, my joy is your strength!” “Amen, thank you Lord- Yes!” And as I get back to work I am grateful the Master Gardener is working with me!
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That Path of Obedience!
I have arrived in the Center of my Garden this morning. “Like a weened child Lord, you have stilled and quieted my soul.” I am surrounded by elegance and beauty. “It really is beautiful Lord. You are beautiful!” He smiles.
“Lord you had said it was not an easy path you asked me to take. Is there any work we might do to continue to be prepared and stay on that path of obedience?” “Yes there is , thank you for asking. You must pray. You must abandon all preconceived ideas of what the fulfilment of my promises would look like, for your life.” “Ok, help me to let go, some ideas and places in me might be too settled, but is that what the storm is about?” “The storm was for destruction, but I have used it to uproot you from ideas settled on where the foundations were cracked and breached.” “Thank you and I let go. Will you help me to stop helping you where the battle isn’t mine, but yours?” ” Yes, but you must pray.” “On it Lord!”
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Let’s Walk!
I step into the Center of my Garden and the Master Gardener takes my hand, as I offer mine. “Let’s walk today Krista.” “Yes, Lord,” and I smile with reverence. “You are working all things for my good.” “Yes, I am! Will You trust me?” “Yes, Lord, but I need your help in this. There are blind spots, left over co-dependencies, and more. I surrender these to you. Will you continue to teach me, to deliver me? I need wisdom and love to oversee my entire garden. I so want to know you deeper Lord!” “Yes, I see, follow me!” “Yes Lord” And I take another step in faith in the way he is leading me.
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So this is love!
I am coming into the Center of my Garden to meet with my Lord. As I walk I am preparing myself. I want to be ready to hear and see and still enough to just be with him. Then I am preparing for the Master Gardener’s instructions for the day. As I enter I bow, “Lord I yield to you today.” I pause a moment with head bowed. “Peace to you my child,” he says. I receive it and look up. “Let us drink of love this morning.” “Yes Lord.” I sing the last line of a song from my childhood, “So this is love!” And indeed it is! Jesus is the love of my life. He is the one who came and found me at 5. He has been the one overseeing the growth in me. I was never really alone through my own faltering or others. When all was lost he made a way. He heals the damage inflicted on us by this world. He never intends to leave us in disrepair or our chains. Like me and my garden, he has a good plan for your life. Today, won’t you invite the Master Gardener in to set your garden in order? His hand is extended toward you too!
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And We Are Off!
“Good morning Lord! I love you!” “Good morning my love!” “What are you leading us in today?” “Pray.” “Yes Lord,” and I do.
As I am praying I look up and notice the Master Gardener is wearing a conductors cap and dress, as well. “Follow me Krista today, tomorrow and each day beyond.” I get up and take his extended hand and with a smile and very much resolved I say, “Yes Lord! Lead me to the train. I am getting on board with you. Will you get me on track?” “Indeed I am!” And we are Off!
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Deliverance is at the Door!
As I come into the Center of my Garden today, I step through some low covering branches that are full of leaves. “Good Morning Lord”, I speak as my head is low. I look up into his eyes. He glances down to the load in my arms. Before I can ask him to take it from me he asks: “Can I take that from you?” “Yes Lord, please,” and I smile back at him, (for he was smiling in love at me). I had tried to grasp and understand too many things for the tasks set by the Master Gardener. I was getting ahead of him. “Forgive me for getting ahead of you”. “You are forgiven.” “Lord I trust you, there are areas that seem to be confusing, but I believe you and I yield to your ways and timing!” “Thank you. Now shall we get to work?” “Oh yes Lord, indeed, lead on!”
As the day progressed it wasn’t many hours and clarity and progress have come in the very areas I stepped into the Center of my Garden heavy laden with. The Master Gardener was working even while we were walking and working. Deliverance is at the door, so I welcome Him in! Will you?
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My Ways Produce Life!
“What is the order of business today Lord? And good morning!” “Good morning, shall we walk and talk in the garden today?”, he held his hand out as he spoke. “Oh yes Lord! It is very lovely. The work has been most successful with your lead!” “Yes”, he replies. “My ways produce life and more abundantly!” “They sure do Lord”, and I smile and look deeper into his eyes. “Lord thank you for rescuing my life, preserving my garden, and helping me to reclaim it.” “You are welcome my love.” And we walk on enjoying one another and the garden of my life!
This morning as I was waking the word “palindrome” was coming to me. Now during the day a couple days ago, I was being spoken to by the Holy Spirit this word. I wasn’t paying much attention to it because I was too focused on problems and life. This morning before waking I found myself asking the Holy Spirit to forgive me for not paying much attention to him the last few days. When I got the word I wrote it down and then I saw the number 5 as I closed my eyes, so I wrote that down too. I am not going to go into details here, but I was lead to Abba and all that entails and I was brought to things being reversed and brought back around. As the day has gone on I have much evidence of this for me. May God do this in your life too!
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Donning a Straw Hat
“Lord, you are donning a straw hat today. I love it! How fun!” “Yes,” he speaks with the biggest grin. It is the type of hat that has the straw sticking out all around the fringe. “Are we planting today?”, I ask as I look around. “No, we are preparing the soil and rows to sew into.” “Ok Lord!” And before getting to work we embrace. “Let’s prepare this soil,” and I watch how he works to follow the Master Gardner’s lead.
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Let Go, Don’t Worry, Breathe!
“Lord, what shall we do today?” “Let go, don’t worry, breathe and rest, and pray!” “Ok Lord,” and I laugh. “I love being with you! You are wonderful! I love you and I trust you!” “Let’s walk on a while,” the Master Gardener says, while taking my hand, And we walk on together.
This was my encounter with the Lord today. We can be in the midst of change and difficulty and walk in joy, strength, clarity and peace, but not alone. I pray you would walk with Jesus today and that you would have his help in all you do today!
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