I put my lack of success down to a lack of knowledge. I am not up on soil types, the ph balance, nitrogen levels, phosphorus levels and pest control and the consequence of that is that they withered not long after planting, grew in a stunted and/or gangly way, or ended up with more holes than my husband’s socks.
Knowledge equals success I know, but even knowing that, I still blunder on; grieving my failures, hoping one day success will miraculously happen. Now that is not a good thing in my natural garden but it is even worse if it happens in my spiritual garden and I have seen it so often in myself and others. Christians can live in a fog of knowledge need.
One of the areas of misunderstanding for me until recent years was the grasp, (or lack of), a revelation of just how much God loves me. For me He was the Judge, the one who may frown at my sin-based decisions and who healed me if it was His will (and when that was I was never sure).
Thankfully gone is that ignorance, that erroneous insight of God, and I have a greater understanding of the truth now. God is Love. Some might say ‘der’ because it is written in black and white in my bible, but it is getting that, believing that and living that, that changes you.
God says my people perish because of a lack of knowledge and yet He provides all the knowledge we need, more than we need in His Word. So I aim to have a spiritual garden that prospers and fruits because I have gained the knowledge God so liberally provides. My natural garden however may not be as blessed as I continue to flounder, unfortunately not as motivated when it comes to sticking my head in the latest beautiful gardening magazine.
God Bless
Annie