Oh, the garden.
Do you ever stop and think how incredible it must have been before the fall; before we ended up in a Genesis 3 world? Genesis 2:15 says “The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” We aren’t told that Adam is taken out of the garden when Eve was created. I take that to mean that God caused the deep sleep to fall on Adam IN garden and Eve was created there. How beautiful. How incredible to walk with God in the garden.
I feel closest to the Lord in my garden. I spend a lot of time in it– tending to it all. I praise God for the gift of being able to put my hand to something that will feed my family and friends. I ask him to bless it. Some days I beg him to make it fruitful because I know how quickly things can go sideways. It is an exercise in faith.
I tend to romanticize the garden a lot. If I’m honest, I romanticize the whole homestead. It’s this beautiful, picturesque thing in my mind. But, it is sweaty work. It’s hard and backbreaking. Plants die. Animals die. It’s a lot. It’s not all romance. But, it is mine. It’s ours. I’m so thankful for the chance to be entrusted with this work.
I encourage you to plant a garden, even if it’s just a plant in a pot. Put your hands to something.
