This is your life with Christ...this is your life without...

This past April, right before Richard got home from his deployment, I had the backyard landscaped. I hired a man to come help me get it all done and pretty before Richard got back, kind of as a suprise and welcome home present. Here's a pic of what the finished products looked like:

And another one.....

See how nice and neat and pretty it looks?? We spent several months watering and weeding and taking care of our pretty flower beds...then about the end of July we just didn't do it anymore. It was so hot..and our water bill was ridiculous. And it would rain eventually, right?? Here's how it looks now...

and this....

and this...

See what I mean?? So, today, I was staring at this mess of weeds and stinky flowers (marigolds) and dead or dying plants (gardenias and chamilias) and thought..this is much how your life goes when you don't have God in it, when you don't go to Him to guide you and nourish you daily with His Word.

Life with Christ:

has order and purpose....

life without....

is like a withering plant (in this case a bougeonvilla) that has no fruit or flower or purpose.

I think I need to go pray about my garden and water it.