Breath Of God

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Have you ever thought about the big meaning of the word of? Let’s look at this word and how it relates in the phrase “Breath of God”. The word of expresses the relationship between a part and a whole and it also expresses the relationship between a scale or measure and a value. For most of us the season, winter is a time gardeners pause to take in the moment of embracing the time to view their landscapes, see things in a different manner, plan the needed changes, make repairs, and quietly take a deep breath. The winter season is also a good time to measure the value of ones work in the garden.

*Winter is a time gardeners pause to take in the moment of embracing the time to view their landscapes...*

In Acts 17:24 – 28 Paul stated, “The God who made the world and everything in it, this Master of the sky and land, doesn’t live in custom-made shrines or need the human race to run errands for him, as if he couldn’t take care of himself. He makes the creatures; the creatures don’t make Him. Starting from scratch, he made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could seek after God. And not just grope around in the dark but actually find Him. He doesn’t play hide-and-seek with us. He’s not remote; He’s near. We live and move in him, can’t get away from Him." (Bible Gateway - The Message (MSG), n.d.)

You are part of God’s whole. One of the gifts the winter season brings us is the chance to remember that from the breath of God we were formed with purpose - with His plan. So, as you list out your winter to do list, stop for a moment and inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale and allow God to help you develop your garden dreams. God wants to do more good in and through your gardening lifestyle than you might imagine on your own. Pray and lay the season before God. Ask God to surround you. Embrace the knowing that you are a child of God. Take a big breath and allow Him to reach your heart and bring your part into His whole.

HOW IS GOD HELPING YOU THIS WINTER TO REST AND SEEK HIS PLAN?

Maybe you're just needing to feel the sunshine on your back, breath in the cold crisp air and quietly listen for God to personally speak to you. Perhaps you're finally sitting down to analyze expenses, projections, needs and opportunities - and even though that is a lot, it is rest from the usual day-to-day of gardening and homesteading.

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Thanks for reading and contributing to this article. I hope it encourages you to embrace the winter chill and seek God. I am taking time myself to inhale, exhale and fellowship with the one whom my breath is made.

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-Kimberly Bloom, Editor, ripen - a gardening lifestyle magazine