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What a sweet picture of life – a tender plant, stretching and growing toward the sun. The frozen winter is past, bringing the warmth of a season of new beginnings. Springtime gardens overflow with fragrant blossoms and delicious vegetables and fruit. But with the beauty comes the constant battle against weeds, fungus and insects.
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I can think of no better analogy for our lives than a garden. Our heart is incredibly fertile ground and it will grow everything planted there. All that we think, say or do is found rooted in the deep mystery that is the human heart.
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All love and bitterness, joy and sadness, forgiveness and revenge; all of our hopes, our dreams and our deepest regrets are the harvest of what has been sown in that most personal part of us. We are a conflicted people, for out of the same fertile ground we speak words that heal or words that wound. We can be so thoughtful to strangers and callous to those we love. In so many subtle ways we are at war deep within ourselves.
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Understanding fighting and winning this battle for our heart is the single greatest gift we can give to those we know, those we love and even those we may dislike. We were born for this fight; and for the sweet fragrance of honor and dignity, strength and tenderness, and for the joyful and peace that we can know on the other side of victory. Each day can be a new beginning. If you’re really serious about living well, explore this matter of the heart with us as we offer weekly reflections on our blog. I promise that it will change your life. I know because it’s changing mine.
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