I love the flowers of summer. My patio is filled with assorted pots…about 40 of them in a very tiny space. And there is every color of flower that God created in those pots. They are profuse with blooms and I sit and soak in all the intricate tiny details of each blossom and thank God for His extraordinary creative Hand.
But that array of blooms comes with a price. The price is dirt under my finger nails and broken fingernails! It is breaking up clots of dirt and allowing no clay in the soil. It must be a rich nourishing soil that takes a lot of preparation to bring forth the harvest. And the harvest does not come instantly. It takes time which means watering and the precise amount of fertilizer when it appears that there will be no desired results. It takes time to search out the plants I want and analyze which combinations will be most beautiful in the planter. Furthermore, some thrive in the sun while others die with too much sun, so it takes careful planning and tender care of the plants for them to flourish.
If I step on a tender plant without being careful not to step around it, it will die. Too much water and too much fertilizer will kill it. All care must be in moderation. It takes effort. It also takes a desire to want those flowers. It took a lot of people willing to give of time and effort in the greenhouses to bring seeds to the point of the seedlings that I could then bring to the point of mature growth.
Look beyond the labor necessary to plow the soil. I can go and buy a bouquet at a flower stall at the local market and enjoy it, but there is a far greater sense of satisfaction and fulfillment when I have given my time and effort to co-create with God a harvest of beauty.
It takes time and effort and lessons to paint a picture or write a book or create a garden, but the time invested in the knowledge reaps rewards for the pocketbook, possibly, but far greater rewards of personal accomplishment for the creator.
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