It feels so good to actually be sitting outside in the Secret Garden today! The air is warm, the sun is shining, there is a gentle breeze...and I am blessed. Thank You, Lord, for Your blessings on me!!
I mentioned the "bumblebee" the other day, and I loved so many responses from my friends here in blogland...about the many different kinds of "bumblebees" buzzing around in your lives...things that distract us, cause us to worry or be anxious or fearful...and we have been encouraged to know that God takes care of the bumblebees that disturb us. We just need to "Be Still" and let Him do His work!
Today there really are a lot of bees buzzing around this big wild black cherry tree in the Secret Garden because it is blooming and the bees are loving it. I truly may have to get up and go back in the house if they come too close!
God speaks to me while I sit under the shade of this tree, keeping a wary eye on those bees buzzing all around the blossoms (sorry, they don't show up in the picture...they move too fast)...and He says to me in Psalm 121:5-8 ~
5. "The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6. The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil.
He shall preserve your soul.
8. The Lord shall preserve your going out
and your coming in,
from this time forth, and even forevermore."
Those words have a calming effect on my soul right now. Again, He knows my heart;
He knows it's not really the bees buzzing around the tree above me that concern me most.
I love knowing that the Lord cares about all the details of my life--He actually provides the shade at my right hand
He keeps me safe from all evil...
He preserves my soul...doesn't ever let go of my soul...
He preserves = blesses, guards, watches, protects my going out and my coming in...forever!!!
He knows my every movement and keeps me safe from harm!
Proverbs 2:8 says:
"He guards the paths of justice,
and preserves the way of His saints."
Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to:
5. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding.
6. In all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct your paths."
My heart is filled with joy overflowing right now...just knowing that the Lord is guarding my very footsteps and directing my paths.
It is so good to sit in the Presence of the Lord Most High...and to learn to listen to His instruction.
Just hearing the Word taught on Sundays and or/maybe Wednesday nights is not enough. We need daily communication with Him if we are truly to grow and be led in the right paths. We are never too old to learn new instruction from the Lord.
The Secret Garden is the place I've chosen (or God chose for me!) for this daily communication.
You don't have to have a "secret garden", but you do need someplace to call your sanctuary, and use it daily.
I can't thank the Lord enough for allowing me this special time of personal communion with Him each day. And yes, maybe I am "well-preserved"! By God, of course!!!
