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.
Tag: healing
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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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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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My Head on His Shoulder
“Good Morning my King,” I say as I walk up to him. He turns and smiles. He is glorious and he is crowned in splendor. “How beautiful you are Lord, your eyes! I love you and I just want to be with you!” We embrace- “Fill me with your love and strengthen my resolve in you today. I ask for wisdom and clarity to continue to increase.” “Granted.”
There is a gentle snow fall in my garden to day. It is beautiful and because the Master Gardner is here it is still warm. He takes my hand and we begin to dance. Eventually our more exuberant dancing changes to an intimate and close form. I lay my head on his shoulder.
The morning has given way to showers of golden light raining down! “Thank you Lord for such beauty in my garden! What wonders you work for us!”
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A Big Embrace!
A big embrace is the start to the new day in the Center of my garden. “Good morning Lord!” “Good Morning Krista,” the Master Gardener replies. “I need you, I want you, guide me today!” ” “I am and I will,” he smiles at me. “I let go of control and I will put my hands to the work you have for me!” “Good, shall we get started then?” “Yes Lord, let’s!” “Ok let’s start by praying for the peace of Jerusalem!” “Amen”, and we do!
After praying a while, I realized the prayer got me ready for the rest of the work. And as I sat on the park bench that the Master Gardener had placed recently in the garden, a wonderfully surprising thing happened and a new era of my life has begun and all I can say is He loves me! He loves you too! Spend some time with him and find out!!!!!
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Life can Gunk up our Filters!
It started a little gray in the garden today, but things got clearer and brighter because of the insights the Master Gardener has shared with me today.
There is a lot of work happening this morning in all parts of my garden. And there is rest, which is needed for all of us right now! It took some hours this morning for me to realize that many hiccups, distractions, control tactics and more have been hitting, especially the last few days! The goal is for emotional manipulation and exhaustion, that would lead to derail the focus and work. I have been paying attention, but I have to say I have also been corralled a couple times in the last two days into the beginnings of hasty movement. Of course this is not wise. I sought the Master Gardeners help and pulled myself back in. I was protected from further consequences and continuing on in haste, but I did suffer the loss of a tool. Thankfully he showed me what was happening and I began to wait for his lead. “Thank you Lord for all the work going on in the garden and for helping me to see what the enemy of my soul was trying to do. Help me to continue to avoid the traps and distractions!”
There was another thing that happened in my garden today. Some resolve on boundaries, it began yesterday with heartache, but all sides agreed today! Growth and ownership, and mostly clarity with new boundaries. I was shown by the Master Gardener yesterday, through a tool needing to be tended to, that my filters needed to be cleaned. Life can gunk up our filters and then it is only too easy to overreact, or react in haste. I began this by faith asking for his help to clean my filters. The outcome is that the breakthrough that he has planned is still on course. No derailment this time! I wonder if you know how much of a miracle this is for my whole garden (life).
I pray today that you would be encouraged in your own garden. I pray a blessing on your garden. And I would definitely invite in and follow the Master Gardeners plan. He does miracles. I can recommend his work personally! It’s ok if you don’t know how to work along side someone anymore. It is ok if you can’t trust anyone either. He will help you work it all out!
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You are the Brightness Lord!
“Good morning Lord!” “Good morning!” “The sun is shining in our garden today!” “Yes, it is bright today!” “You are the brightness Lord!” “True,” he smiles.
Later on I asked about what I am facing currently. “Lord is there anything I can do or is there nothing I can do further? Is there something I am not seeing?” “There is nothing more for you to do. Keep standing and let go!” I have this!” “Yes Lord! Again, help me!” “I am!” “Thank you Lord!!!” “You are most welcome!” I take my hands off and I trust you! And, I will not give up, but surrender to you!” “Good idea!”
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