DUMPED ON

     “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹² For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against . . . the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”     EPHESIANS 6:11-12

     Isaac intensified becoming a Category One hurricane.  News and weather people reported it was barely a hurricane...just a Cat One. It was just a Cat One but when Isaac slowed to a walk for an extended stopover in the Big Easy there was a dump, dump, dump of rain. Like being run over by a slow moving eighteen wheeler which stopped, backed up only to run over you again, and again, and again.

     Life in our gardens is often a lot like that.  The minor problems, small mistakes, Cat One sins are ever present, relentlessly recurring.  They happen over and over again because we don’t prevent them or protect ourselves and they stop, back up and run us down again.

     However, there is hope.  Honor God, seek his word, listen for His voice, the Holy Spirit, the voice we hear deep in our souls.  Daily devotions, verse memorization and prayer give us daily protection from those small storms that sneak in under our radar.  Put on the full armor of God that you might be able to withstand Satan’s arrows of sin that dump guilt and shame on us every day, day after day, all day long.

    “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”    ROMANS 12:2

Gardening tip: When using any kind of chemicals (if you must) always read the labels; wear protective clothing or gloves; do not use chemicals in areas where spillage or usage results in contamination of the local water cycle.