The title of this blog post might be deceiving as our six tomato plants are currently yielding a total of about a dozen green tomatoes. Yes, after what has seemed like weeks of them blooming cute little yellow flowers, each plant now bears fruit. And by fruit, I also mean fruit. These are tomatoes, after all.
The reason I title this post "A Trillion Tomatoes" is due to the rumors I have heard about tomato plants, especially heirloom varieties. I'm getting the notion that we will have quite a few tomatoes on our hands in the coming month - at least more than my salsa-adoring husband and I will ever need. If you're reading this, and you love tomatoes, please let me know and prepare for homegrown tomatoes to show up in your future.
This foreseeable abundance of tomatoes reminds me what I've been learning lately about being godly stewards of the resources that God has given us to manage while we are living on this side of heaven. We will most likely have so many tomatoes that we will be jumping at the chance to give them away to those that might have use for them or even need them. We will seek out how we can share the abundance with others. However, God has been showing me that this has not been our attitude concerning our money. The funds my husband and I have are the Lord's, and He has called us to put it toward things that are glorifying to Him and further His Kingdom.
Chase and I had a conversation yesterday in which we analyzed how we've been viewing money and if we've been practicing an eternal perspective when it comes to material wealth. I feel like we've been tight-fisted with our money, always wanting to save it. While saving money and spending carefully are wise and good practices, we see that we haven't been intentionally seeking opportunities to give. As full-time college students and newly weds, we are being extra careful with our funds. But this lack of giving is alarming. I need to remind myself daily that our money is not our own, neither are our lives our own, and Christ has called us to give joyfully as He does.
Our pastor actually preached on this very matter on Sunday, and throughout his message he repeated this point: God doesn't want your money, nor does He need it; what He wants is your heart. And if He has your money, He has your heart.
What do you think about this?
In summary, Chase and I are praying for the Lord to create in us generous hearts that want to give because God is worthy of all that we have and so much more. Feel free to pray for us concerning this matter.
I suppose the extra-long post makes up for the extra-long time that I've been neglecting my blog. :)
Here are some picture updates on the garden!
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| Yellow Pear heirlooms |
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| Carrots...that are crying out for some thinning. |
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| Yellow Bell Peppers. They have been transplanted into the garden! |
