Blessed beyond measure

Plant thoughts...

I used to think planting is not difficult. Just remember to water the plant daily and maybe add some fertilisers.

However... after receiving 2 pots of tulip plants as gifts... and attempts of taking care of it... The flowers wither... I realised it is not easy to take care of the plants and let alone bloom beautifully and the plant continue to thrive. The first plot blooms beautifully but the second one cant seemed to bloom beautifully and died and wither faster than the first one... I realised it is very DIFFICULT indeed. maybe the sun is too hot... maybe the water was not enough... and after the flowers withered... i have no idea how to groom it again... attempts to search online for any help in gardening does not seem helpful...

This reminds me of 2 things.

One is my own walk with the Lord. If i do not "water" it daily, i am going to "wither" and soon "died" just like the flowers. Walking with the Lord is a thing that i should do everyday, continuously... I have been low in spirits lately... also spiritually low. i am easily upset, i am easily frustrated. I have not been spending time with God daily and sometimes i just want to do my own things. How easy is for the Devil to speak lies into our life... How easy is to fall apart from God... How easy... especially you are running on an empty tank. But who can fill the tank? Only God can fill the loneliness in my heart, only God can speak into my soul and comfort me. Friends can provide support, they can encourage you, they can advise you... but ultimately only God will know and only He can fill the depths of your heart. This is ultimately between you and God and you are responsible for your own walk. No one can walk the Walk for you. This is your walk. This is my walk, my personal walk with God. Hence i resolved to talk to God everyday, to read the Bible everyday. at least 5mins everyday. I have got to start somewhere. to start again.
Joshua 22:5 "But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord who commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul."

The second thing is discipleship. Planting is similar to discipleship. You have to "water" and "feed" the disciple with the food of God. It is not easy. People are such intricate creatures, more complex than a plant. You need a lot of love and lot of patience and wisdom to disciple a human being. A relationship is not easy to maintain. After pouring all your heart out, you may get nothing in return and sometimes worse than heartaches. Just like the plant, there is a lot of tender loving care involved. Thank you to all leaders out there who have been given me a lot of TLC and also your prayers. Thank you.

posted by Ying @ 1:43:00 PM