I love to garden. I have started alot of my perennials from seeds. One flower that really takes off well is the Daisy! I remember putting tiny seedlings in the ground about 4 years ago in the garden closest to my house. Feeling excited and hopeful about how pretty they would look. I love daisies. Well, they grew! And they grew and they grew and they grew! This year I had so many daisies that I could not even see the rest of the flowers. Maybe about 50 plants and tons of tiny baby daisy plants. I do like them but they were really starting to take over so I knew it was time to dig some up and give them away. To move some away from the house to the field where they can take up all the room they want. I want to have a couple in the garden but I also want other colors and textures.
I couldn't help being reminded though of the way this compares with life. Hopefully, I am pleasing the Lord as I sow seeds in HIS kingdom. Seeds of kindness to my patients. Seeds of helpfulness at church. Seeds of friendship and love to my family and friends. And especially the seeds of salvation to those in need of a savior. I like to think of the abundance of flowers in my garden as proof of the seeds I planted. All of those flowers are beautiful. Hopefully when I share my stories here on my blog and tell my patients about the Love of God, I am planting seeds that will bring forth the fruit of salvation. Every time, I listen to God when HE tells me to talk to others, share a book or a Bible with them, give them an uplifting note, or a smile, I am planting seeds of hope and love. And someday they will have that peace of knowing HIM as I do.
