A few days ago, I hurriedly jumped into my car, running late for an important doctor’s appointment. I put the address in my GPS and sped off, glancing every once in a while at the map so I’d know where to turn next. As I drove, I thought to myself how disappointed I was with the way I was feeling. I felt very down - sad, discouraged. I’d battled these feelings much of my life, even after becoming a Christian, and it bothered me that I still felt so low at times. My thoughts bombarded me, one after another with no break.
Read MoreI was in a meditative prayer session recently and asked God what he wanted me to know and the word “garden” came to me quietly, like a whisper. I jotted it down and have been mulling it over ever since.
The longer I sit with it the more it feels like an invitation.
Naturally, I headed to Genesis 2 and 3, but with a few new questions in mind prompted from my spirit: what does it mean to live IN the garden? What does it mean to live FROM the garden? What does it mean to BE the garden?
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