01/24/2025
Itās FRIDAY! āļø
What an amazing week this has been! Today we have our next Daily Bread Devotional and itās from Sis Avery Boone - sheās here with a beautiful reminder to let Jesus tend your heart š
āTend our Heartsāš·
āGod, my desire is for You to tend the garden of my heart.ā
As women, we often carry a deep yearning for growth, purpose, and beauty in our lives. But just like a garden, our hearts need careātending, nurturing, and sometimes, a little pruning. The garden of your heart is where your desires, dreams, and emotions are cultivated, but it can also become overrun with weeds like fear, self-doubt, bitterness, or hurt. Yet, when we invite God to tend our hearts, we are inviting His love and wisdom to restore and transform us into the women He created us to be.
Letās talk about āTendingā
The active tending requires patients as it is an ongoing process. Gardens donāt grow in a day. Neither do hearts see growth happen all at once. ā Gardens donāt grow overnight, and neither does spiritual growth. As women, we often feel pressure to have it all together, to rush through lifeās seasons and challenges. But growth in the heart takes time. Just like a flower doesnāt bloom instantly, God works in us quietly and steadily, nurturing us where we are, cultivating patience and resilience along the way. Trust that Heās working in the quiet moments, even when you canāt see immediate change.š±
āThe Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.ā
Isaiah 58:11
There may be places in your heart that still feel broken, or neglected. But God is a tender gardener. He doesnāt shy away from the hard work of restoring what has been damaged. If youāve experienced pain, disappointment, or loss, He is there to heal, to comfort, and to restore the beauty that was once thereāand even bring forth something more beautiful from those broken places.ā¤ļøāš©¹
āHe heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.ā
Psalm 147:3
A well-tended garden is a peaceful place a space where you can rest and find comfort. So too, your heart, when tended by God, becomes a sanctuary of peace. This week of prayer + fasting, God invites you to rest in Him, to allow Him to cultivate peace within. He offers you a quiet, beautiful space where you can be renewed and restored.
Lord, I invite You to tend the gardens of our hearts. Remove the weeds of fear and self-doubt. Prune away the things that hinder our growth and fill us with Your love, peace, and strength. Help us to trust the process, knowing that You are at work in me, cultivating something beautiful. May the lives of the woman at FPC, Wichita Kansas, life bear the fruit of Your Spirit, and let us overflow with love and grace to those around me.
In Jesus name, Amen.šø