Actually, it struck me as I was reading the devotional put out by Proverbs31.org. If you're not signed up for those, you should be. They are great little devotionals that are easy to read and really make you think. I'm a little behind, so I was reading one from this week, and it was talking about spiritual revival, and she discussed how she was taking such good care of this plant because she didn't want it to die and comparing it to how our relationship with God would flourish if we would just take that much time and care.
When I taught Cubbies back when Katelyn was little, there was a song we learned that was so fun ... the kids love it ... and the words are, read your Bible, "pray every day and you'll grow, grow, grow." And then next verse goes, "neglect your Bible, forget to pray, and you'll shrink, shrink, shrink."
I then realized that we are lucky ... we're miracle plants ... while we may shrink, shrink, shrink, we never die. God is always there when we seek His face like we're supposed to, and when we come back to Him after neglecting our daily watering. I know I need a revival in my life. Too often, other things take precedent over spending that time with God like I know I should. Think about that next time you're watering your plants (by the way, I don't have plants ... they would die in my care!).
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Okay, love your blogs! Seriously. That is so gracious of you to share. Your insights from Him are amazing...and I can actually "hear" you saying some of those things (like, when Max was trying to open the pudding...you typed, "Nice." :)))))And it made me smile and even giggle.
This is an honor. Thank you for sharing. Really. It's a fresh drink amidst cow manure here. lol. Okay, I'm SO not a writer! But will leave more (more brief) comments later, friend.
P.S. And less metaphoric and, uh, stinky comments later :)
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