Obviously I have been very busy as I haven't posted in some time, and anyone that has ever had a vegetable garden can understand why I have been so busy. We are in summer time and the garden has been one of the top things on our list. It keeps us plenty busy and if we don't stay on top of it then things can get out of control pretty fast. This reminds me of how things can get out of control in our children's lives pretty fast if we don't stay on top of our duties with them. The bible says
Proverbs 29:15 "The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame."
The garden is time consuming. You have the planting, then the weeding, watering, replanting what the birds and bugs have eaten, weeding again, watering again. It never stops. That is unless you leave it to its self. Some people have a tendancy to do that, and boy what a mess. They sure don't get much fruit in the end, and what they do get will be mared by the bugs. The fruit will be stunted from the weeds. It would have just been a waste of money on seeds and plants. A lot of people don't realize how much work goes into a garden. They just have the reward of having the fruit in mind. Before they spend the money on starting a garden they should work out if they really are going to sacrifice their time for the benifits that could lie ahead of them.
May I say that the same is true for children. People have the idea in their mind of having a baby. Yes, a sweet little baby. But, they don't consider all the work that goes into making that baby into a man or woman that is pleasing to God. They have these children and then get busy in the other things in life that interest themselves. leaving their children to fend for themselves. In the end they turn out a mess. Yes, an ugly mess that brings their mother to shame. Even christian women get caught up in this. Maybe they have ministries that keeps them busy and not available to work in the garden of the heart of their child. Maybe it is self desires. What ever it may be, before you consider having a child why don't you consider all the work that comes with that child and if you are not willing to give up your self desires and work in the garden of their heart, please for the child's sake don't have any.
When you have a garden it doesn't end when the fruit starts coming in. What are you going to do with all this food. Cucmbers, tomatoes, corn, and green beans. You could just eat it, but what are you going to do with what is left? Would you let it go to waste? It was a lot of work to get that garden to the point of giving you fruit. Now you need to preserve it. maybe you will put it up in the freezer, or can it. What ever the case there is still more work to be done.
Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Our children are the same. Sometimes we get weary in well doing. We have taken the time to get the plant to mutrity. We have put in a lot of work and things are looking good, but we are not finished yet. Don't stop now. Preserve their heart. The way to preserve the heart of a child is to lead them to Jesus Christ. Tell them of His love. Show them how they can have a home in heaven by putting their trust in Him alone.
Psalms 16:1 "Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust."Wouldn't it be such a waste to put so much work into the heart of a child to not lead them to the Saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. To try to make a child good for goodness sakes is a waste. As being simply good cannot give them a home in heaven. They must have been preserved by the blood of Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:7 ... the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
