Returning
To Our First Love
I was walking in the park and I was thinking about my heart
garden. This past year I've had to struggle with a decision that
I made last year. I planted some double
purple bell flowers in my garden knowing
very well that they tend to take over.
They are very beautiful and go so well with my firework primrose.
They are just such trouble makers though, I've had to work continuously
trying to keep them under control. They
just keep coming back no matter how hard I work. I still love them, I just don't want them
getting into everything. They tend to
kill the other plants around them because their roots take over.
I had to partially dig up my garden and plant new seed. My garden started blooming with tall orange
Cosmos flowers. They look very nice especially
because they are still blooming and they go well with the pumpkins and mums set out
for the fall season.
Sometimes in life we allow things into our hearts that we
shouldn't let in. Bitterness,
discontentment, or perhaps loving something more than we love God. The longer we leave it there, the more the
roots take over. This is why we need to
keep ourselves aware of what is growing in our hearts, or life or family, or
government, because all these areas of life can be overtaken by a silent enemy
and the enemy can seem very harmless and beautiful. If left alone to grow it will restrict any
other growth. Just as I had to start
again in the part of my heart garden that was taken over. Sometimes we have to start digging up the
problem, in order to replant in the damaged areas. This takes putting God first again, returning
to our first love. Some things died in
my heart garden, but with love and care my heart garden is blooming again.
My heart garden is going to need regular maintenance because the struggle will always be there. There will always be something trying to take over. Our lives and hearts need the same care and God gives us the instructions for all our maintenance needs in The Word Of God.
Jude 1:21
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of
our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
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