Good Morning Garden

Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3).

To be poor in spirit does not in the least mean the thing we call “poor spirited.” To be poor in spirit means to have emptied yourself of all desire to exercise personal self-will, and, what is just as important, to have renounced all preconceived opinions in the whole-hearted search for God. It means to be willing to set aside your present habits of thought, your present views and prejudices, your present way of life if necessary; to jettison, in fact anything and everything that can stand in the way of your finding God.

When we empty ourselves of self-will and self-centeredness, we clear the channels for God’s grace and power to flow into our lives. If the storm drain next to a house is clogged with debris, the life giving rains will back up and overflow into the streets creating a flood. Even though there may be all the water in the world flooding the street, none of it will flow into the drain. The will and power of God is as plentiful as the flood, yet it will not flow into our lives effectively until we clear out the debris of self that blocks its flow into our lives.

Clearing the drain,
Z gardener