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\u00a0<\/p>\n Here is what it looks like today.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I was so excited about the little flower who endured such pain through the cutting and bruising process. It grew a few green leaves to let me know, \u201cLook at me I am growing!\u201d<\/em> But, what happened?<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n What happened to the flower was a mystery to me until now; I changed its diet.<\/strong> As I am writing this blog, my Papa just reminded me, one day I watered the plant with a different type of water. I watered it with my Dad\u2019s special filtered water with no alkaline; obviously, the plant didn\u2019t like it. Poor thing! Now, I have to start again with the other seeds I have.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Does this sound familiar in our lives? Most of us, when we gave our lives to our Lord was so excited about our New Life in Him! <\/em>We couldn\u2019t wait to discover the wonders of our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ, our Father, and the Holy Spirit… we had a Special Diet!<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n But, what happened? Now, we are easily stressed, angered, frustrated, feeling condemned, figuring out life on our own, trying desperately to be accepted of Christ, or trying to prove our love for Him. We feel like we are on a rollercoaster, one day we are good, the next day we feel like a failure. I have felt and acted this way many times. Today, I think I may have a solution for you\u2026 it may be your DIET.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n There are many things that can affect our Amazing <\/em>relationship with our Lord, but can I give you just two.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Just the other day, the Air Conditioning (AC) stopped working. In Florida’s weather, that’s not a good thing.\u00a0 We prayed and asked our Lord to direct us in how He wants to handle it<\/strong><\/em>. He reminded me of the AC company that installed it less than two years ago. We called them and they came out and gave us an estimate of how much it would cost $749.00. He also gave us his sales pitch on how to save money by joining their membership plan.\u00a0 The Lord said, “Just wait before you go any further.”<\/em> We had been two days without AC, however, we love our Lord and trust His way is always perfect<\/strong>. On the third day, my husband called the manager of the company to see if we could get a better deal. They referred us back to the builder of our house. Come to find out, the AC had one month left on the warranty so NO CHARGE! Tony and I have learned over the years not to “be anxious” for anything, no matter how big or small it appears. Being without AC isn’t always easy but it has been for us. God’s grace has sustained us every moment. If we get desperate, the upstairs AC still works; we never had to. We have three more days to go!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Our Father says, \u201cBut without faith, it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.\u201d<\/em> Hebrew 11:6 (Amplified)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Our Father says, \u201cThis I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the\u00a0flesh.<\/em><\/p>\n For the\u00a0flesh\u00a0lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the\u00a0flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.\u201d <\/em>Galatians 5:16-17 (Amplified)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n What happened to my flower happens to all of us, we feel like we are withering away. We feel stuck trying to \u201cDO\u201d in our own strength, rather than just Resting in the Lord and Receiving from Him all that we need. He came to BE the Supplier of all of our needs not to HELP US. <\/strong>What I have learned over my 40-plus- year journey is this:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n When I turn to the Lord with all of my heart, I talk to Him or write down my struggles and give them to Him. It is He who works in me and through me to do His Good Pleasure because He loves me! Only then, do I experience the harvest of His Love and Life within me<\/em>!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/hispreciousgift.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MBP-Growing.jpg\")
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