Do You Toil or Rest?
Reflections of God’s Glory
This autumn, have you found yourself digging, raking leaves, hauling rocks, and moving plants all in preparation for the next season?
You put blood, sweat and tears into that plot of ground and it looks good. I, for one, have done just that — enjoying every minute of my toil.
One spring to my surprise, as I looked out my back window, I noticed a marvelous sight — a flock of pink phlox dotting the wooded area at the back of the property.
How ironic, I thought — I hadn’t done one speck of work to create that area of delight. God did it all by Himself.
I wonder . . . what areas in our lives bring delight to God?
Are they the areas in which we toil, struggle and muscle our way through?
Or
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Are they the areas where God quietly and persistently adds beauty?
Yes, He does delight in our hard work in obedience to Him. Yet our delight also must be the areas in our lives where He is at work quietly, supernaturally . . . creating a mysterious bounty of beauty in our souls . . . and through our lives.
May we see the Master Gardener’s hand at work in our lives daily!
May we stand in awe of Him.
Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 KJV
Are you trying to muscle your way through life or letting God do His work?
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Dawn Ulmer, a follower of Jesus and a retired Registered Nurse, has enjoyed writing since the age of 19 when she wrote ‘My Philosophy of Nursing’. Presently, she is enjoying writing on Medium, her favorite platform.
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