Garden Ministries

Make the foundational aspects of close and intimate relationships revolve around your securities, not your insecurities. Why? ... continue reading...

The importance of "loving" and "fearing" our Heavenly Father Click here: George Smith talks about our relationship with our Father God ... continue reading...

The opposite of love is not hate, it is fear. Our worst enemy is not Satan--the devil. Our worst enemy is our fears, upon which the devil preys.Love actually drives out fear. If we follow the way of love, our fears will subside. By his perfect example, Jesus has shown us the way of love. In order to become free from fear then, we are to follow Jesus' example and direction. "There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life--fear of ... continue reading...

Do you feel intimately connected to Jesus? Do you feel a passionate love for Jesus? Or do you feel a distant sense of obligation to acknowledge his divine status and---because he made the rules---follow all his rules? Learning the difference between a performance-based "love" relationship and a faith-based love relationship directly translates into how we relate to Jesus himself. A performance-based relationship with Jesus inhibits us from being real and authentic. In a faith-based relationship ... continue reading...