The Ways of the Gardener

There is a difference between knowing Who the Gardener is and letting Him tend to your garden. God may want to do in your life something you think is very radical or crazy or wrong. “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8). God’s ways are just (Deuteronomy 32:4) and holy (Psalm 77:13) and righteous (Psalm 145:17); His ways are loving and faithful for those who follow Him (Psalm 25:10). His works are perfect (Deuteronomy 32:4). God is good and upright (Psalm 25:8), gracious and compassionate (Psalm 145:8), faithful to all His promises (Psalm 145:13). If you let God tend to your garden (that is do what He desires in your life) He may prune some trees or transplant some things or pull some very deep-seated weeds. Will it be painful at times? Yes! But, as Mr. Beaver says in The Chronicles of Narnia, “ ‘Course he isn’t safe. But, he’s good.”[1] God is good and if you allow Him full access to all that you are and all that you do, the results will be glorious. Are you willing to let Him do what He knows is best for your garden?

Digging Deeper: Meditate on Isaiah 55:6-11.

[1] C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1950), 80.