THE GARDENER'S TOUCH

A Tale Of A New Life.

Recorded this as an audio but substack said Not today.. and I really want you to listen to this, so I converted it into a video. Please listen and be bless.

A few years ago, I was in a trance. In that trance, I found myself like a tree standing tall in the Garden of Life, but I noticed that my branches were heavy, extremely heavy with the weight of different things. Weight of depression, negativity, self-pity, harsh and judgmental spirit, I could see lies, grudges, fear, quick temper, anger and bitterness, and many more. My leaves had withered, and my fruit had rotted, hurting everyone and everything around me. 

Looking at it, I believed I could prune myself, change my leaves, and reap better fruits. Every time I tried, it didn't work, and no matter how hard I tried, my efforts just resulted in anger and frustration. 

While attempting to change myself, an Old Gardner approached me and said, "My child, your roots are dry and worn. You require nourishment from the living water and pruning from the master's hands." 

At first, I resisted, believing that I could do it myself. But He revealed that my roots were connected with the weeds of sin and selfishness. So He slowly drew them out, and I felt the Pain Of Surrender. 

Then, He poured living water into my roots, and I felt new life flowing through me. He pruned my branches, removing the dead weight of my old ways. Suddenly, new leaves began to grow, sweet fruits emerged, and my branches bore the fruit of kindness, joy, patience, love, and empathy. The garden around me flourished, and others started benefiting from my transformation. 

I woke up as a changed person.

You see, there's a saying that goes like this: "Rotten fruits come from rotten roots; good fruits come from good roots.". Just as the fruit in our lives (our behaviors) comes from somewhere,. 

A person who is always angry is that way for a reason. His reaction is the bad fruit of a bad tree with bad roots. 

In my own life, there were a lot of bad fruits, and I worked hard trying to correct them, yet it seemed that no matter what kind of bad behavior I tried to get rid of, two or three others popped up somewhere else, like weeds, because I was doing it by My Power. At a point, I felt that's my identity—that's who I am. But I was wrong. 

If this scenario sounds familiar to you, it may be that you have unresolved issues in your life that needs the help of a Gardner (JESUS) to pluck out those bad fruits so that everything can be made fresh and new.

I realized that my true identity wasn't in my old, rotten fruit but in the new life Jesus gave me. My roots were now deep in His love, and His grace flowed through me like a river. After my encounter with the Old Wise Gardener, I stood tall, a tree bearing good fruit, a testament to the gardener's skill and love.

You can experience the same; God can change you. You just need to surrender to Him and allow Him to work on you.

I pray that you'd experience New beginnings from this moment and beyond and you'll start to bear good fruits, in Jesus'name. Amen

Until next week ☺️

Love,

Fayvourebirth.