the garden gate, vol. 15 🌿
a quick word from the gardener
Someone asked me recently, “What makes you want to know God more?”
I gave an answer at the time, but later I realized the real answer is simpler (but maybe harder to explain).
It’s God himself.
Sometimes I get a taste of Him — His beautiful nature in scripture, the deep peace of simply being with Him, His whispered word of care to my heart. I notice His creativity in what He has made, or the quiet wonder of Him moving. It feels like peeking over the edge of a great mystery. Like tasting something from a feast I didn’t know existed.
And once you’ve tasted it… you want more.
Through the prophet Isaiah, Yahweh invites His people to come and feast — to stop spending their lives on things that won’t satisfy. Jesus speaks of the true bread that comes from the Father and gives life. Then He stands up and invites anyone who is thirsty to come to Him and drink.
That’s what it feels like.
A taste becomes a hunger.
A sip becomes thirst.
I begin to want to go wherever He is — to stay close, to keep discovering what else might be there.
And the astonishing thing is this:
There is always more.
more on growing a hunger for God →
notes to explore:
seeds and their harvest: why I’m learning to pause and ask what kind of life a belief will grow.
remain in my love: why obedience doesn’t earn God’s love, but keeps my heart soft enough to receive it.
delight: my favorite object
more delights to inspire you →
today’s invitation
Lower the volume. Tune in to your thirst.
In Psalm 63, David says, “my soul thirsts for you.. in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” We may feel this thirst without recognizing what it is.
When our lives — or our minds — are noisy, that noise can hide it. It drowns out the quiet signals of the soul: the discontent, the sense that the things around us aren’t actually satisfying.
But when things grow quiet, those deeper feelings begin to surface. Our hunger. Our disappointments. The places that still hurt.
That can be scary, which is why I have to go into the quiet with Jesus.
And He gently reminds me, again and again, to come to Him and drink.
He is the answer in the dry and weary land.
Thank you for going down the path with me today. If this is your first time, I encourage you to check out this note explaining the idea of the digital garden and what's up with the weird title 😄.
Peace to you! ✌️
