Because Souls Are Like Gardens
'Because Souls Are Like Gardens' is a collection of fictional and non-fictional musings—anywhere from life's quirky moments and general happenings, to thoughts and experiences around Jesus, the Kingdom, and truth. Much like a garden, what is planted here today, will be different to what is planted here tomorrow. Happy Pickin's!
Dearheart, I can no longer enable you. For too long I have listened to you Berate yourself about how you function, How you look, And how you think. The words you continuously speak Denote how much you hate yourself, But—although they seem real enough to you…
I have partaken in ongoing personal and social observations over the past decade. These observations have been based upon the things that have happened when my presence (or person) has been removed from different meetings, places, and people groups (whether through circumstance or by choice)…
The war on your mind is real, as is the war on truth. We must take care and be awake to the fact that there are those in the world who are reflecting the father of lies and who will repeat what he says until conformity to a slave mindset happens…
Please don’t despair. The heart of this nation is beating. Can you hear it—can you hear the rhythm? It is growing. Please, I implore you, stop for a moment and see if you can sense it. Feel it’s frequency. Can you locate it? What does the beating heart of this nation sound like?
The words you speak are powerful. You were made in the image of God and He gave you a way to speak—to communicate.
Sometimes we think we are ‘done for.’ Dead. Gone. That the end or the ruin of each of us has begun. Why do we think this? Largely because the enemy issues us with threats based on what our physical eyes can see happening around us in this earthly kingdom. He weaves webs of words to paint psychologically twisted narratives (or illusions) that tell us there is absolutely no hope and no other way than to bow the knee to his thoughts or plans….
One particular evening, I had fallen asleep kind of early, but was awoken just before midnight by two voices talking on either side of my bed in a language I didn’t understand. They were deep, strong, melodic voices and as they talked, I could feel love and holiness (I can’t explain what holiness feels like, only that I didn’t know whether I should stay still, sit up, or even dare to put my feet on the ground) moving from whichever dimensions they were stood in, and in through to my room…
What do you fear? Sickness? Death? Financial ruin? Relationship breakups? Fears like these are based on earthly judgment systems that have real consequences according to earth’s laws and legalities.
We tend to lean heavily on our own understanding even though we have alternatively been given an invitation to lean into His solutions by acknowledging Him in all parts of our worlds. We have an opportunity to hand over our own conclusions and summations and to incline our ears to His heart….
Next time you look up at the stars and catch a little shimmer, or a ripple of light, remember: that one star is singing out into the expanse of time and space about how much our God is love and about how much He loves every part of creation.
