I moved this past fall to a new location, state, city...the new back yard was a big lawn and a dead tree..so I had a landscaper come in and rock about a third of the lawn, plant fruit trees, blueberry bushes, rework the irrigation system to match...then I planted bulbs, seeds on the berm near the trees.
This spring the tulips, daffodils, pansies, Shasta daisies, Iris have all come up and bloomed as well as the trees and bushes. Now I have baby cherries, pears, peaches, nectarines, apples and blueberries setting on...growth...pleasing growth...a gift...but, I couldn't have done it without God sending the rain, snow, sunshine, bees in the right times ...He, after all, is the creator ...the nurturer...the supplier of all...nature is under His direction...
Even as I was weeding yesterday, a quail came to visit...another gift...have had quail or other wildlife at all of our homes...country or towns...
Thank YOU...
Reminded me to take the storms and sunshine of life to be fruitful for Him in ways that He brings...to be a pleasure to Him...to bloom where I am planted...
PLEASING HIM, Sarah Young, Jesus Always....
SEEK TO PLEASE ME ABOVE ALL ELSE. Let this be your guiding focus throughout the day so that you won’t be sidetracked by lesser goals. You will not be able to achieve success through discipline alone, for this pursuit requires more than your willpower: It is mainly powered by what is in your heart. As your Love for Me grows stronger, so does your desire to please Me. When a man and a woman are deeply in love, they take great delight in pleasing one another. They may spend hours pondering ways to surprise their beloved with unexpected pleasures. Simply anticipating the loved one’s happiness is exciting to such a lover. I Myself am such a Lover! I delight in increasing your Joy: making it complete. The best way to grow in your passion for Me is to increase your awareness of My ardent Love for you. Whenever you seek to please Me, think about Me as the Lover of your soul: the One who loves you perfectly every nanosecond of your existence. Let your budding desire to please Me flourish in the Light of My unfailing Love.
And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. COLOSSIANS 1: 10
Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. HEBREWS 3: 1
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” JOHN 15: 9–11
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. PSALM 52: 8
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