Conflict is the darkness that shrouds the emotional eyes to
see the once bright light and turns it into a dim light. There are people in
life, which are meant to be gardeners to nurture and to cultivate. There are
some who come in and steal from the garden of the soul and leave voids, where
the fruit of our labor once existed.
I feel in order not to be robbed is to set boundaries around
our garden in order to keep those who tend to rob us of joy at bay. There is an
undertaking in us, which we must keep the weeds of deception and negative self
talk that can ruin the garden. What is implanted in our garden is a mix of variety
of food that can be enticing for others to enjoy and then some meant only for
us.
There are seeds of others, which are planted into our
conscious and we can allow them to sprout and help us to grow as a person.
There are those seeds, which can damage our self image. There is one seed that
should be nurtured and cultured. That is the relationship with Christ. He is
the life and that is the center of the garden of our soul is the tree of life.
When the seed grows into this magnificent tree of life,
everything around it falls into place. It is up to the one to place boundaries
as to not let the center of the garden to be damaged. When we have this
perception, then we can look at a world that is full of wonder, optimism, joy,
peace and blessings. Even in the midst of storms in our life the tree can
shelter.
People are not meant to be alone. We are meant to
communicate and to encourage and to uplift. When you have someone that helps
cultivate your garden; then it is a blessing that will help you walk the
journey with Him. It was never meant to walk alone or think you can do it on
your own.
Boundaries keep healthy relationships healthy. It keeps the
doors of communication open. Never shut down; never cease to communicate because
that is a weed of destruction of emotional abuse. Jesus never did that and
neither should we. Healthy boundaries allow you to be assertive by setting your
expectation without being aggressive. I
have heard it said, we are not human creatures who are being punished by an avenging
god. We are Spiritual beings having a human experience.
We are here to learn to love ourselves so that we can truly
love our neighbors. I feel for some, because of gardens full of weeds, may have it
backwards and hate others like they hate themselves. Creating a spiritual
belief boundary around your garden will support the possibility that you are unconditionally
loved by Him. This is vital in helping us to stop shaming and judging ourselves
as well as others. When we learn to cultivate our spiritual garden then
everything else will fall into place.
In the midst of the garden, how does it grow? Having to
place myself on the anvil and having him forge my attitude in trusting Him is a
challenge. Yet for me it is the end result, which loves the beautiful view of a spiritual being
and enjoying the garden He cultivated. It is now up to you and me in how we
cultivate it.Life is meant to be shared in a journey in a prayerful state. The prayers are tools, which help cultivate the heart of the garden. Pray wisely, cultivate carefully, allow healthy boundaries and enjoy the heart of the Tree of Life.
By faith (F)orging (A)ttitude (I)n (T)rusting Him.
