Fittting in the last bit of pruning.

Hi there
I was thinking about what we should be doing in the garden, and that is last call for pruning.
There's one fruit tree that needs it, and that is a pear tree.
Pruning encourages new growth, where the old has been cut away, and the new has come.
There's so much colour out in the garden at the moment, pink ''Christmas cheer'' rhodendrons, Camelias, winter roses, it's all coming alive.

I love it, and the thought of the bulbs that we planted a month and half ago, will soon be poking their green sprears up into the sunlight.
The garden is great for therapy.

It is time to take stock of what you've got, what needs to be done, and what things could be planted, or maintained.

When Jesus was hungry he wanted something to eat, it was the right time for figs but he came to a tree that bore none, so he talked to it, and it shriveled up.  was it because he was hangry? or was that a lesson to all of us that we have this same power that he has in us. that is precious.
That is why we have to stop and think about our words and actions, because Jesus is our example.
Sure you might have had a week, of hard work, of new things, but that doesn't mean that give you the ''right'' even if, listen even if, the person is saying things about you. that doesn't make you justified,
You are justified, through the blood of Jesus, because you have seen the ways of man, and you want to be more like him.

And with this new work ethic you will surely, be stronger than what you are currently.

So time to fit in the last bit of pruning before the spring comes and with God on your side, you can, face anything that you are going through because the same power is in him, and is in you.
Don't dirty your good name or good morals, don't setttle for anything that is fleeting, keep pure my friends, yes it's hard to see somewhere through the woods, seeing the wood between the trees, but we are called to be counted for such a time as this.

Chloe