The past several years I’ve had amazing success in my garden. (We’re talking about over 100 cucumbers off of one plant or single tomato plants that are 5-1/2ft tall by 6 ft wide! and produced several bushels of tomatoes off just 5 plants!) I’ve mostly attributed it to the fabulous (10-52-8 ) fertilizer I’ve used. Recently, I’ve been reminded that no matter how green I might think my thumb is, I am ultimately dependent on God for a successful garden.
Even if I control the pests and provide the water, I can’t determine whether or not a plant is going to “take” or if the weather is going to be unseasonably cold or if a microburst blows the plant down. I am dependent on God to make the overall conditions favorable for my garden to do well.
Oh, I really enjoyed your post! My wife and I are gardeners at heart. Scratch that…she is the gardener, I’m the builder of garden boxes and such. We feel the same way about how we work at gardening, but how God provides the increase.
However, it is great to go into the garden and pick everything needed for a garden salad to compliment dinner.
My wife and I also notice how much more appreciative we are of home grown vegetables. We place more value on our own garden veggies than if we buy them in the store. Maybe its because we worked hard for the results.
Tim Van Arsdale
Author, You’ve Got Spam! a refreshing collection of e-mails regarding mercy ministry