Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.
My wife and I paid a visit to Kirkcaldy Garden Centre today, we were needing a new peanut feeder for our garden bird table. It is still strange in these later days of the Covid virus to visit public spaces, and seeing very little people. Even the Orchard Cafe in the garden centre was quiet, where we enjoyed a lovely brunch. Even if we spend nothing we enjoy admiring the plants on display, especially those in bloom like the Dahlia in today’s photograph. Can you see the wee hover wasp on the flower?
As I gazed in awe at the beauty of the blooms I was reminded how fleeting our life is on earth. Yet in our short life God watches over us; “For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.” (Job 34:21). As His children we are here for a short time, according to our verse from Psalm 39 “a mere breath” compared to Eternity. With our time being so short we must use it wisely, not wasting it on frivolity, after all we will give account for it to the Master some day.
Dear reader, in this life we like flowers bloom only for a short season. Like the Dahlia we bring life and hope before our Autumn season, let us bloom with His love while we can.
- On The Wings of Love
- Expect The Unexpected!
- His Touch of Inspiration
- A Robin’s Reminder
- Fruit In Season
Beautiful photo, Alan, and yes, I noticed the tiny insect.
May God allow us to appreciate our days, so that we gain wise hearts. 🤗🌷
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Thank you Sally.
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Love this! Yes!!!
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I love your exuberance brother!😁
God bless you today.
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🙂
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And let’s let God facilitate our blooming, cos if we rush that part we’ll just damage ourselves
Seasons happen for a reason
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Excellent wisdom Andy…that could be a post for sure under the title “Seasons For A Reason!”
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Yep 🙂
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a post you want to write, or one you want me to write? i could do another guest blog if you’d like?
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Beautiful reflection. A wise counsel to remember.
This is one of my favorite verses. And I love the red Dahlia with the wasp on it. Amazing capture.
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Thank you Deborah, your encouragement is precious sister.
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For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He sees all his steps.”
This scripture brings me to a place where i live for God.God is watching us.Let’s go all the way as we serve God with all our hearts!
Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for your valuable insight to this, may our Father God guide and bless you each day.
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Amen
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I come here not as a Christian but as a seeker of truth. I think you’re onto something cosmic with this dahlia photo and the message you’ve appended to it. There are forces at work in the unfolding universe that see us for what we are, when we choose to allow them in. Our lives are like an opening doorway on a hallway of parallel worlds. Yet, is not one world similar to the rest? Perhaps, or perhaps not. For in the taking of one footstep we get closer to our foredestined place … or farther away.
— Catxman
http://www.catxman.wordpress.com
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Catxman, thank you for reading and commenting. The ‘thing’ that I am onto is beyond cosmic my friend, He is the one true living God who created all things throughout the cosmos. In fact He created the cosmos first! He always sees us, even before we are conceived and born. He will see us in death when we stand before Him to account for our life. This Almighty Creator is a loving God, He loves each of us. The proof of this love is seen in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ His Son and our Saviour. He saves us from our own sinful humanity and reunites us with our Father God who created us. My dear reader, God loves you and has provided a way for you to know Him, through His Son.
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seeker of truth? Keep seeking dear Catxman. When you seek you will find. The Spirit of TRUTH is the universal SPIRIT all cultures sought and still seek. Cosmos included. ONE GOD for all humanity. The Cross and The Salvation there offered is because the God of the whole cosmos is ONE GOD> God of the WHOLE SPIRIT WORLD. ONE GOD for the natural world and ONE GOD of the unseen world of the heavenly realm. Revealed to humanity in frail humanity as a man. How do I know? I am still learning but life and my own genuine SEEKING has brought me to the place that religion is not what I am about. But the Saviour of our souls is my TRUTH.
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Summer, Winter, Autumn, Spring. Lord may indeed we ever live to bloom where we are planted and ever live for YOU. again thank you. Beautiful post!.
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May we indeed bloom and bring hope where we are planted Faye. Thankyou for your encouragement sister.
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Beautiful, Alan!
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Thank you Mandy, God bless you dear sister (and brother).
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Life is indeed a vapor. It seems like yesterday when I was often the youngest person in the room. Now I am somewhere in the middle. But God is good during every season of life. Blessings!
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Sometimes in the morning I am caught off guard by this old guy looking at me in the mirror; it certainly makes me pause and thank God for the time I have.
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May our love for God and others blossom in these dark times
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Amen brother
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And amen
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Great reminder Alan. Thanks for encouraging us to cherish the season we find ourselves in.
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Thank you Rainer, may God bless you and T this Lord’s Day.
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