Garden Ministries

Janet W. Smith, 12-27-18 “God is gracious and lavishly generous but that never means that I deserve what He so graciously and generously gives me—namely and best of all—Himself. It only and ever means that He is gracious and generous. It never means that I deserve what He gives me. I must humble myself every time and gratefully receive from Him, knowing that I never did anything to deserve or warrant His kindness. All I can ever give God is my willingness to draw upon the Holy Spirit’s ... continue reading...

Janet Smith ©gardenministries.org, November 1, 2018 Updated 8-9-19 Cultivating our First Love upward relationship with Jesus Christ will naturally extend outward and forge deeply bonded relationships, especially with our spiritual family. These relationships are meant to create vibrant, heart-knit, meaningful, and long-lasting friendships. So how do we process the pain of severed relationships with our brothers or sisters in Christ? Our goals in processing the pain of severed church body ... continue reading...

Janet Smith ©gardenministries.org, October 30, 2018 We are all in one process or another but if these processes are not producing in us a more God-centered, God-hungry lifestyle, then our processes are just cycling us around in a circle and taking us nowhere. If we are truly after God’s own heart, then our learning-and-growing processes must produce greater hunger and thirst for 1.) Jesus Christ and more 2.) joyful fellowship with Him in His Word—or they are not working. If we are no ... continue reading...

Feeling loved and wanted is an innate human need. Creating a human Life, who is raised by a loving family, is our great responsibility. Pregnancy is a gift of human life that, from its conception, is to be treated by its parents and their surrounding community as the precious human being that it is. The power to create Life means that controlling birth starts with controlling our bodies potential ability to produce Life. Responsible human beings, who are not ready to lovingly parent another ... continue reading...

Luke 18:8 When the Son of Man comes, INDEED, will He find FAITH on the earth? In the Greek version of Luke 18:8, there is a word included that isn’t included in many of English translations. It is the word, “indeed.” biblehub.com/text/luke/18-8.htm This missing word adds an important insight into Christ’s coming. The word alludes to Christ’s Luke 18:8 coming as being somewhat of a “surprise entrance” and, as such, requires a unique readiness of faith to properly respond to His ... continue reading...