Haven't a clue....

This is a new adventure for me.  Blogging.  I know it's been around for several years and I haven't jumped on the wagon, but I thought I would give it a try.  It's kind of intimidating putting my thoughts out here for people to read, but I guess I want to share what the Lord has put on my heart and what He has done in the my life.  I have been so blessed.  But as the title of the post indicates.  I haven't a clue what I'm doing. 

I have tossed this idea around for awhile, but what do I call my blog?  I know of a blog called "Whispers in the Wind."  How cool is that.  Another friend has "A Still Small Voice."  So as I was driving this morning, I thought of "In the Garden."   Gardens are everywhere.  Recently I had the pleasure of planting a small garden.  My Sweetheart built a raised garden bed for me, so I have planted carrots, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes.  I'm very excited to see how it does. We hope it is plentiful so we can donate produce to the Mission of Hope.  But if we are going to talk about gardens we need to remember that the Lord planted the very first one.

"And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed."  Genesis 2:8  Just imagine how perfect and beautiful that garden was. It had to be amazing!

When Jesus went to pray, he went to the Garden of Gethsemane.  He sought a peaceful place to be and to call on His Father.  "And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray." Mark 14:32

"In The Garden" is also the title of a hymn written by C. Austin Miles in 1912. I remember singing this hymn at the little country church I attended growing up. 

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The Son of God discloses.

 

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

 

He speaks, and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.

 

I’d stay in the garden with Him
Though the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling.

How wonderful to think of the Lord walking with me and talking to me. To feel His presence daily is what makes each day worthwhile.  Peace to you and I pray you feel God's presence in your life.