I have been out in the garden planting all our little tomato sprouts.
I just have to say, I am so grateful for my “playpen!” We have a tall fence around our garden to keep the deer out, so they won’t eat our garden goodness. But honestly, whenever I’m out working in the garden, on my hands and knees … with my back to the forest, and all my attention focused on what I’m doing … I’m so thankful for the safety of a fenced-in “playpen” in which to work!
I don’t have to worry about the coyote sneaking stealthily up behind me … while all my attention is focused on panting tomato sprouts.
I don’t have to worry about the bear silently wandering up behind me … while I’m on my hands and knees, with my back to the forest.
Just the other night the driveway Ring went off … and there went a skinny little junior bear!
I’m so thankful I can work in the garden, in the safety of my “playpen!”
To be sure, the flimsy garden fencing won’t stop a bear or a coyote from getting through if they really wanted to. But just the physical presence and visible barrier is deterrent enough.
Did you know that if you are a follower of Jesus Christ, God himself has a “protective fencing” around you!
You can work with freedom, pouring all your attention and focus on whatever it is God has called you to do in life, resting confidently in the knowledge that you are safe in the “playpen” which God has surrounded you with!
“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.” – Psalm 34:7
Satan speaking to God about Job: “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has?” – Job 1:10
“The person who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’ Surely he will save you from the snare … he will cover you and in his presence you will find refuge.” – Psalm 91:1-4
“You God are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” – Psalm 32:7
