{"id":5799,"date":"2017-08-03T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/daily-e-votional\/?p=5799"},"modified":"2017-08-03T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T15:22:22","slug":"gods-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/gods-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"GOD\u2019S GARDEN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Proverbs 16:9<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA man\u2019s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once again I have been blessed by the response of one of our readers. Kim has been a true beacon of God\u2019s grace in a dark and chaotic world. In spite of our attempts the Lord knows what is best. Read what Kim shared with me today.<\/p>\n

As I read your E-Votional this morning, I was reminded of my time spent gardening this weekend. I love to garden. It is one of my favorite past-times. I plan where I think each plant will do its best. Just when I think I have everything planned out so that it will look it\u2019s best, I find something that I never planted and was not in my plan to be there. For instance, this weekend I was weeding in my flower bed and right there in the middle of my flower bed is a very small apple tree. It is vibrant and healthy and standing tall and strong right in the midst of the flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n

I was dumb-founded. How could that happen? This was not part of my plan. It looked so happy there, I left it. It may not have be in my plan but it was in God\u2019s plan.<\/em><\/p>\n

Another much larger example of this is that last spring I spent way too much money purchasing wildflower seed. I seeded a very large area on the side of our house. It was going to be my field of wildflowers – less maintenance and a more natural look. I was so excited looking forward to this summer when I could enjoy my new field of wildflowers. Nothing happened. I had one single wildflower. I was so disappointed. I knew it was not the seed because I bought from a very reputable nursery. Then something strange happened. Every time I mowed the backyard I noticed more and more flowers coming up in the middle of the lawn. It seems my wildflower seeds had been moved, probably by the birds. Here is the thing – having them in my backyard means I see them all the time. Having them where I planted them would mean I would see them only when I was coming and going from the house. God\u2019s plan is always the better plan!!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks, Kim. You have blessed us again!<\/p>\n

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!<\/p>\n

– – – Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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