Our perspective creates our responses to the daily challenges that life sends us, to grow us into the person that The Father has planned for our safe passage through life. When following the guidance of that ever so subtle voice, speaking to us from within our conscious awareness, our fears surrender into the arms of The One leading us to avoid the obstacles that appear to overcome our capacity to cope.
The Constant Gardener is ever present at our side ensuring that we are provided with all that we will ever need when responding to His tender, loving Word encouraging us how best to benefit from all that our life's daily challenges provide for our growth into the person reflecting Our Father's plan for our development into His most beloved child.
Our Father is a meticulous gardener caring for the branches that He tends too with a gentle touch. He moves through the vineyard going over his precious branches, talking to them and motivating them to be all that they can be. He tells us how through his great mercy He chose us to be in his garden. As He carefully inspects our fruit He prunes what does not belong, and what may be hindering us from producing good fruit.
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
~ John 15:1-27
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