Summer: In the Gardens of Our Hearts

By Jennifer Horn

Summer earth gardens require constant care with consistent effort. This season reflects God's continual care for you. Summer may look different in different parts of the earth, from deserts to tropical jungles. God in His powerful creativeness did all this. He in that same power also created the wonderful, individual, and unique you. God in His care for humanity gives His Spirit to those who believe. He is given to be with us and in us. Let God walk with you through the gardens of your heart this season. Let this book help you as you tend with the Lord your inner life, learning from the natural reflections of earth's summer season.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781639619221

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Summer

In the Gardens of Our Hearts

Jennifer Horn

ISBN 978-1-63961-921-4 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-63961-922-1 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Jennifer Horn

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All KJV quotes are taken from The Holy Bible, King James Version, copyright © 1972 by Thomas Nelson Inc. Nashville, Camden, New York. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson Publishers. All rights reserved.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Plan to Know You

Prepare for Your Humanity

Planting in a Safe Place

Plucking Up Past Mindsets

Protecting the Seal

Prune Away Quitting

Producing Light

Chapter 2

Plan for Water

Plan for Harvest

Plan Your Fall Garden

Planning for Absence

Plan to Feed

Plan for Inspiration

Chapter 3

Prepare for the Workload

Prepare for Heat and Rain

Prepare to Clear Out

Prepare for Change

Prepare to Preserve

Chapter 4

Plant Again and Again

Plant Love

Plant Endurance

Plant Joy

Plant Peace

Chapter 5

Pluck Up Pride

Pluck Up the Fallen

Pluck Up the Worm Pests

Pluck Up Spent Plants

Chapter 6

Protect Against the Unseen

Protect from Disease

Chapter 7

Prune to Allow

Chapter 8

Produce Blessings

About the Author

Introduction

Walking the Paths

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven:

—Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV)

Taking time for appropriate daily tasks during your current season is important, both in your outside world and internal world. Just as each season holds specific temperatures, conditions, and tasks to do, so do we as individual human beings living in our life's seasons. Are you aware of your internal spiritual heart and the season you are in? Can you see what the internal season holds