What Is In Your Garden?

Colossians 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be ye thankful. 

Two Written Instructions:

1. Let PEACE rule
2. Be THANKFUL

Peace and Thankfulness can grow beautifully if we have cultivated our hearts with the ingredients found in the aforementioned verses.  Here they are:

Colossians 3:12-14  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forebearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.  And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 
 
Planting flowers and getting the yard "presentable" from the winter blues is such a joy this time of year.  Spring is so refreshing!  Pops of color can be found everywhere.  To me it brings such a feeling of unity, as if the whole region is working together to bring joy to its inhabitants. I love Spring!  It's RENEWAL time!

But to have the beauty that surrounds our landscapes, our flower pots & flower-beds, we must add new nutrients to the soil.  Adding nutrients, Mixing things up a bit, then patting everything back down in it's place again.  We must be sure that the grounds in which we plant are ready to produce. 

Well, so is the spirit of every man, woman, boy & girl.  We have to dig around our heart & mind, so to speak, and get the right mix again in order for us to produce the beauty that God would have us present to the world.  We have to get rid of the stale-winter-blues. We can not afford to be complacient, moody, intolerant, busy-bodied, gossips if we are going to add to our fruits.  These are weeds that quickly choke progress.  We have to mix up a good bag of "potting soil"---mercies, kindness, humbleness, meekness, longsuffering, forebearance, and forgiveness.  Topping our lives with pure love, which to me, is the mulch of our flower-bed.  There is nothing more beautiful than to see a flower-bed with beautiful flowers, surrounded by mulch.  It adds the special touch of completeness.  So is LOVE.  Love is that.  Complete.  Unifying.  Beautiful. 

With all the added ingredients the "bed" is a sight of contentment for the viewer.  Therewith bringing feelings of PEACE and THANKFULNESS. 

What is in your garden?