Today we are recording our podcast/journal from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. We are back in Marietta for a couple weeks for more renovating and grounds keeping.
I had the opportunity of working outside mowing, trimming, and staking new tree saplings that spring up in our yard each year. An interesting phenomenon that we have discovered, though, is that the squirrels also wait for us to stake any new oak trees that have sprung up, so they can go and dig up the acorn. To say the least, it is very hard to get any new oak trees started from the acorns. There have been a few that have managed to grow and survive, but it is always a fun and interesting challenge to keep them hidden from our furry friends. We are hoping for 2-3 to survive this year. We also stake a few maple trees, which are not as hardy starting, but they usually don’t get rooted up.
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During the first two or three weeks, we will lay the foundation of living an abundant life while creating a living legacy. Please make the time to review any podcasts or journals that you may have missed.
Today, we are continuing our research into the tools or equipment we need in order to gain wisdom, live fully, and enjoy our trek of life while we create a living legacy.
Our wheel analogy, is nearing completion as we once again consider love as the hub of that wheel and the remaining tools or attributes as the spokes stemming from a perfectly round hub. So far we have inserted the spokes of joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness.
In our 2nd analogy of love being your backpack for our trek, we only have a couple of more tools/attributes to complete the set. I hope that these analogies help you to understand the importance of each of these traits.
The two remaining spokes in our wheel (or my 2nd analogy the tools in our backpack) are gentleness and self-control. As with the ones that we have already discussed, these attributes are referred to in the Bible as the “Fruit of the Spirit” with these fruits being an outward manifestation of what we possess internally. These attributes allow us to create a legacy of wisdom, seek out discernment and insights, and boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. In doing so, we will establish the framework in our lives that will truly allow us to “Live Long and Prosper.”
So onto gentleness,...
