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Tuesday Morning, 6:38 AM

Do you ever have trouble deciding what to blog? Really. Sometimes I feel like I have something to say, but when I sit down to type it, alas! This morning is a beautiful morning, and I went for brisk walk for about 25 mins. I've really struggled to maintain a good routine since Christmas. Lisa and I had a solid routine before we took Christmas vacation. Since then, I have become too wrapped up in my work, I think. Sometimes I let it consume me, to the detriment of everything else. It's hard to maintain a wise balance between the different aspects of life. (I guess that's one of the reasons that Change Your World appeals to me.) I struggle to maintain a wise balance, and I sometimes—actually, often—want to be able to set a routine or balance and let go and watch it run. I suppose that I view myself the way the deists view God. I want to be some cosmic man who is able to set my personal universe, wind it up, and watch it run for eternity. What a horrible way to think! But there it is.

Life is really like a garden, instead of a clock. Just as God is continually tending and keeping the garden of the world, so I am to continually tend and keep the garden of my life. Resting in Christ, I must get up every morning and weed and cultivate my personal garden. Can I ever hope to simply leave the garden alone and go on vacation? I suppose I could, but only if I entrust the garden to someone else's care. But then I would be giving responsibility for my garden/life to someone else, and God has called me to tend my own. In this analogy, I must tend my own garden, because this garden is too important to leave in someone else's care. I can get help and advice from a lot of people in tending my garden, but the actual work has to be done by me. My life is mine to tend, and I've got to tend it. Thankfully, I don't have to do it alone. I have Lisa to encourage and support me. And above all, I have God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is my rock and my fortress. He is my strong deliverer. He is the Good Shepherd. He is the Master Garderner. Created in His image, I strive for mastery of the little plot He's entrusted to me. Created in His image to do good works, I will have mastery of the little plot He's entrusted to me. My hope in Christ is real. And my sanctification is certain.