Butterfly Vuela

Tag: growth

  • Must be Done!

    Must be Done!

    As life is changing it is important to just let things change. Somethings take time and some will go faster. It is amazing at how much may need to change in me or from my point of view. It can feel as if I have been thrown off balance and in truth I have been, but it isn’t necessarily anyone’s fault. It is simply change and growth and uncomfortable. And it must be done. This is where patience, diligence and forward motion come into play and letting go of old cycles and emotions without the need to understand all or explain to anyone. I am sure it is good, for I am being lead and I am grateful I am not alone. Today’s picture is part of the spoils of taking my life back. It is sweet!!!

    Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

  • Hope because of Him!

    Hope because of Him!

    “Good morning Lord, I love you!” “Good morning.” “What would you share with me today Lord?” “There is a continual growth, pruning, planting, and uprooting, in this season. Are you ready for it?” “Yes lord, let’s continue the work!” And we begin right away.

    1 Peter 5:2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;

    I can tell you there has been a lot of pruning and growth today. So much change that must take place. I am grateful for the constant guiding of the work the Master Gardener is overseeing in my garden. There is hope because of Him!!! When looking back at the question he asked me this morning, I am thinking, I was not ready, but I was, I knew I couldn’t tackle it alone and I never really know what will happen, but it is always grand and he finishes what he begins.

  • Begins with a little Green!

    Begins with a little Green!

    “Good morning Lord.” I smile and draw closer to the Master Gardener. I draw in even closer to see what he is doing and I begin to work with him. “The work we are doing today will be made plan soon, just continue to follow my lead.” “Yes Lord.”

    Titus 3:3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

    Oh how good it is to be patient and let the Lord work in me and in others, should they choose his way. I am glad to be corrected and taught and to remain faithful to Jesus first and foremost. He still does miracles and this process in me is proof!!! Just when the time seems far spent or the pressure seems to be producing nothing a surprise! It begins with a little green!

  • Hope and New Life!

    Hope and New Life!

    I adorn myself with a smile and the robe of humility. “Good morning Lord.” He looks up and smiles, “Good morning Krista. It is a new day, trust me with the problems.” “Yes Lord.” “We have joy to share and love to experience. Follow me.” “Yes Lord.” And I do.

    Luke 11:28 But he said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

    I have been looking for some seeds to sprout. This morning I was surprised with one sprout. I am grateful. The conditions are not optimal where I can plant. I am learning a lot and will have to rely on prayer too. I see the sprout in the Center of My Garden as well. The Master Gardener is doing a good work and he is teaching me. I am glad that he works with us just where we are. Hope and new life, that is what I am in anticipation of. May you know His sweetness too!!!

  • The Encouragement!

    The Encouragement!

    I have met with the Master Gardener in the Center of My Garden, earlier. This was my time to get refreshed and pour out my heart to him. I met with him again a while later:

    “Lord what are you interested in doing and speaking to me and or through me?” “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” “I will continue to follow you and love, but I am leaving behind compromise and self doubt/condemnation. Bind up my wounds Holy Spirit. Give me the words and acts to expose, but bind up others. I want to move in you. Will you move in and through me?” “Yes, now pray!” “Yes Lord!”

    Yesterday and today I had written down 1 Peter4:12,13 and my eyes were drawn to it as I spoke to the Lord this morning: Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. I can not express to you the encouragement this brought to me and the fact that the Holy Spirit had the scripture catch my eye and I had forgotten what it was. I also rejoice in the fact that I am hearing him and following him, because above all else I need this.

    For me, it isn’t a mater of forgiveness, for I have forgiven and I will continue to, it is that it has been difficult to move ahead and see and act on truth around me, while things are not completely changed. I have learned to continue to be me, but I have to stop indulging some of my traits, the good ones. In some seasons and places it only hinders our seeing and moving past what others have shown us. I have learned to stop saying that I am confused and begun to say “I see clearly” and I will act as I need to in order to stay out of confusion and not perpetuating the cycles. I ask the Master Gardener several times a day to help me. And I am using that forgiveness strength I posses to forgive myself. Finally, I just want to add that once again that it is not about forgiveness alone, it is about letting people be who they have chosen to be and giving them to God. To stop rescuing and giving excuses and then believing and trusting God to work in them and for them, if they ever really want the freedom. God doesn’t need us to be perfect, though he will perfect us Himself, he needs us to stop hiding from the truth and face it with him. Sometimes the hardest thing to face is what we have become, or those we love. It is so much better to face things as we can and then heal and leave the old behind. God specializes in restoration, my life has been so transformed and I may have struggle I am coming out of, but I look nothing like I used too!!!!!

  • Growth and Beauty!

    Growth and Beauty!

    “Good morning Lord!” As I walked into the Center of My Garden I was helped on with a shear shawl. It was preparation and to remind me of my status with the Master Gardener- the King, a symbol of authority. I walk in humbly, with confidence and a smile. He smiles and takes me by the hand. “What are we working on today?” “Growth and beauty. I see you have put on your robe of humility, daughter.” “Oh yes Lord!” “Things did not go as you expected, that is okay. Keep following me and trusting me,” he smiles. “I am doing a good work in you!” “Yes Lord you are!” And we begin today’s work.

    If you find yourself, like me, a bit uncomfortable in the process he has you in, it is okay. Do not give up and be encouraged and strengthened.

    Rev 12:11 And they overcame by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

  • Unrecognizable

    Unrecognizable

    Tonight, I am sitting watching the sun set over my garden. The planting will need to be watched over. I will need to keep out pests and weed it from time to time. Not just that previously neglected patch, but the whole thing. I have been learning new skills each day and I am in awe of the work God is doing in me. I am growing more unrecognizable every day, and I like that!