Each year when it appears that winter is in its last stages
I embark on an ambitious plan to do some serious gardening. A trip (or two) to the garden center is
always first priority and I always leave with more pots, plants, and other
supplies than I really need no matter how much I remind myself that everything
I plant then will need daily watering in July and August!
In addition, I usually pick up a new container of plant food
as I know that the plants must be fed a regular diet of the food if I expect
them to really thrive. If you garden,
then you also understand the need to feed plants a regular diet of supplemental
food. Just sunshine and water isn’t enough.
Our physical body has requirements, too and most of us
understand what is needed to maintain a well-balanced life style. A little
exercise and regular nightly sleep are important, but a nourishing diet is
essential to stay in good health.
As Christians we know that our spiritual self also needs
nourishment. Prayer, Bible studies, and
fellowship with other Believers are building blocks for a meaningful relationship
with our Lord. But too often we overlook
an important item in our spiritual diet when we fail to embrace and experience
God’s love. He pours out blessings on us
and we label them as coincidences instead of recognizing them as an outpouring
of his care for us. In the busyness of life,
we don’t take time to remember that he is with us in our every breath and feel
his presence.
God is love and his love is everywhere, wrapping itself
around us and pouring into our hearts. Don’t
overlook it. Welcome it, embrace it, and grow in relationship with him.
And
so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. I John 4:16 NIV
